American Postal Service : Legare Street Press : 9781019471029 : 1019471026 : 18 Jul 2023 : From the days of the Pony Express to the advent of modern mail delivery, this comprehensive history of the postal service in America reveals the fascinating story of one of the nation's oldest and most important institutions. Melius provides a detailed account of how the postal service evolved over time, including the key role it played in shaping the growth and development of the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally availab