For a book lover and collector with a fascination for postal mail, the newly published history of the US Postal Service was a temptation too great to resist. My copy arrived yesterday, and I look forward to many hours spent perusing its 496 pages. The beautifully produced large coffee table book is full of rare photos and captivating facts of the 250 years of the USPS. It is written by James H. Bruns, the former director of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and a prolific author and historian. The long story of the USPS is a wild tale of adventure, innovation and technology that can hold the interest of any candid reader. Though today's dismal state of the Federal government casts serious doubt on the future of the largest delivery service in the world, there will always be its noble history, as related in the pages of this stellar book.
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