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The Leonard Lopate Show
The Democratic History of the U.S. Post Office

Winifred Gallagher gives a history of the US Postal Service, and explains how mail delivery has fueled political, cultural and economic change in America. In How the Post Office Created America: A History, Gallagher argues that, even though the Post Office predates the Declaration of Independence, it remains an underappreciated and overlooked institution.