How the Post Office Created America: A History

by Winifred Gallagher

Book Overview

A masterful history of a long underappreciated institution, How the Post Office Created America examines the surprising role of the postal service in our nation's political, social, economic, and physical development. The founders established the post office before they had even signed the Declaration of Independence, and for a very long time, it was the U.S. government's largest and most important endeavor--indeed, it was the government for most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594205000
• ISBN13: 9781594205002
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"