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Hardcover reprint of the original 1912 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been

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