How the Post Office Created America
July 11, 2016New book shows how postal service helped shape democracy and U.S. road system
A new book that chronicles the history of the U.S. Postal Service says the democratic process and the country’s infrastructure grew out of demand for information. Winifred Gallagher is author of How the Post Office Created America. She tells WDET’s Amy Miller that the post office helped shape democracy in the U.S.
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Amy has been working in public and commercial radio for the last 30 yrs. She is an award winning reporter and news anchor, born and raised in Detroit.