How the Post Office created America
a history
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Word Count
81,500 words, Guess
Page Count
326 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehowpostofficecreia40gall
- ISBN-101594205000
- ISBN-139781594205002
- OCLC Control Number929055992
- Better World Books9781594205002
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27211860M
Classifications
- DDC383/.4973
- LCCHE6371 .G35 2016
- LCCHE6371
Description
Discover 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 represented the government for most citizens. The post became the catalyst of the nation's transportation grid, from the stagecoach lines to the airlines, and the lifeline of the great migration from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Gallagher traces its origins and leaders and describes its role in every major event in American history, from the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the Internet age.
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