244- The Revolutionary Post (Repeat)

<p>Winifred Gallagher, author of <em>How the Post Office Created America</em> argues that the post office is not simply an inexpensive way to send a letter. The service was designed to unite a bunch of disparate towns and people under one flag, and in doing so, she believes the post office actually created the United States of America.</p> <p>This is a rebroadcast from October 2017</p> <p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-revolutionary-post/" target="_blank">The Revolutionary Post</a></p> <p>Buy <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/book" target="_blank">The 99% Invisible City</a>, our first book!</p>