NPR's Throughline: The Postal Service
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The Post Office
By the time detoqueville came to America in 18 31, our mail system already had twice as many post offices as great britain. He was astonished at how quickly, how quickly it developed. Part of the mandate to create an informed electorate also led the post to have very low prices for mailing books and magazines - which still exist to day.
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