The Old Post Road: The Story of the Boston Post Road
by Stewart H. Holbrook
American Trails Series (5)
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Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893-1964) worked as a lumberjack, actor, cartoonist, artillery man, and editor. His lively books on American history cover topics as diverse as the timber industry, the Wobblies, Ethan Allen, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest. Murder Out Yonder ranges from coast to coast to offer a fascinating variety of real-life show more crime stories. show less
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- Canonical title
- The Old Post Road: The Story of the Boston Post Road
- Alternate titles
- The Old Poft Road
- Original publication date
- 1962
- People/Characters
- Levi Pease; George Washington
- Important places
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA
- Important events
- US mail contracts; Stage coach routes
- First words
- The first mail in North America was dispatched from New York City on January 22, 1673, and arrived in Boston on or about February 5.
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- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 4
