Mail on Wheels

<p>In 1899 a brand-new invention rattled down the dirt roads of Carroll County Maryland--a post office on wheels! Postal worker Edwin W. Shriver had a vision: free mail delivery for farmers. But there was a hitch. The farmers didn't want it. Their wives did. And the battle of the mail was on.</p><p></p><p>Determined to prove his idea Shriver loaded up his horde-drawn postal wagon and hit the road. He faced grumbling farmers a pig a mailbox guarded by a snake and even gunfire. But n matter the challenge the Mail on Wheels kept rolling.</p><p></p><p>Based on actual events and packed with humor history and heart this lively tale brings to life one man's fight for progress--and the unforgettable first journey of rural free delivery in America. Will the mail make it through. Or will the farmers put an end to the whole experiment.</p><p></p><p>Find on in this fascinating true story of determination innovation and a bit of postal mayhem.</p>