Founded by Benjamin Franklin, USPS was the information network that bound far-flung Americans together, fostered a common culture, and helped American business to prosper. A first class stamp remains one of the greatest bargains of all time, and yet, the USPS is slowly vanishing. Critics say it is slow and archaic. Mail volume is down. The workforce is shrinking. Post offices are closing.This is a multifaceted history, full of remarkable characters,...

After Liam writes to his mailbox, asking for more mail, he gets his wish, but soon he realizes that sending mail is even more fun than receiving it.

"In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come."--Alexis de Toqueville, 1835 Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the U.S. since the Constitution was signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant...

After the death of her aunt and being dumped by her fiancé, Cassie Miller returns to her small hometown in the Berkshires. When somebody breaks into the post office where she works and an unidentified body is found in the woods, Cassie finds hereself drawn into the case.

For nearly all employment opportunities with the United States Postal Service, you will be required to pass an examination as part of the hiring process. The 473/473-C exam qualifies you for an entry-level position in processing, machine operation, mail handling, or customer service with the USPS. If you want to work for the USPS as a typist, stenographer, or data-conversion operator, you'll need to prepare for the 710/711 postal exams. The 710 exam...

"Bianca likes sending letters. Bianca likes stamps, too, and she collects them. She likes drawing and writing and dogs and watering her plants. But she does not like Yolanda who works at the post office. Will Yolanda ruin Bianca's Five-Letter Day? Or will Bianca find a way to solve her Yolanda problem?" -- Dust jacket.

A long, long time ago, before email and texting, the mail was delivered in a much slower way-it was called Snail Mail (because some thought it was delivered by a snail). Although it took much longer, everyone agreed that letters were a little more special when they were delivered by Snail Mail. They might be handwritten. They might include a drawing. They might even contain a surprise inside! One such letter was sent by a Girl to the Boy she loved,...

Inside the walls of the Dead Letters Depot, letter detectives work to solve mysteries. They study missing zip codes, illegible handwriting, rain-smudged ink, lost address labels, torn packages, forgotten street names--all the many twists of fate behind missed birthdays, broken hearts, unheard confessions, pointless accusations, unpaid bills, unanswered prayers. Their mission is to unite lost mail with its intended recipients. But when letters arrive...

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans handyman and blues singer-songwriter Gabe Recolte was left homeless before he had the chance to express his love for club owner Hattie. Oliver and his team retrieve Gabe's love letter years later and face challenges in solving the mystery.