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.
- ISBN10 1594205000
- ISBN13 9781594205002
- Publish Date 14 July 2016
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 25 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint The Penguin Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 328
- Language English