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Audio: How The Postal Service Helped Create The United States

Winifred Gallagher, author of "How the Post Office Created America: A History", explains how the Post Office helped establishing America even before the Declaration of Independence.
by Amy Chan11/14/201610/20/2016
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Winifred Gallagher, author of “How the Post Office Created America: A History”, explains how the Post Office helped establishing America even before the Declaration of Independence.

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