# How the Post Office Made America | Wendover Productions

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Published: 2026-07-19T03:33:00+00:00
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How the Post Office Made America Support Wendover Productions and get $20 off the perfect suitcase from Away using the code "Wendover" at http://awaytravel.com/wendoverCheck out my new podcast with Brian from Real Engineering: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/showmakers/id1224583218?mt=2 (iTunes link) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_10vJJqf2ZK0lWrb5BXAPg (YouTube link)Support Wendover Productions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wendoverproductionsGet a Wendover Productions t-shirt for $20: https://store.dftba.com/products/wendover-productions-shirtYoutube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Email: WendoverProductions@gmail.com Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsSelect visuals courtesy http://www.Shutterstock.comMusic is "Another Version of You" by Chris ZabriskieThe full script with sources can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2p-HoK9KXEASGdjNEdhZnAxYjQ/view?usp=sharingAnimation by Josh Sherrington (https://www.youtube.com/heliosphere) Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Thumbnail by Joseph Cieplinski (http://joec.design) Research by William MayneBig thanks to Patreon supporters: Ark Balagan, David Cichowski, Venkata Kaushik Nunna, Josh Berger, Vincent Mooney, Marcelo Teivelis, Victor Zimmer, Paul Jihoon Choi, Huang MingLei, Dylan Benson, Maximillian van Kasbergen, Etienne Dechamps, Alex Duvall, Rob Harvey, Ark Balagan, Hagai Bloch Gadot, Aitan Magence, William Chappell, Eyal Matsliah, Sihien, Joseph Bull, Marcelo Alves Vieira, Hank Green, Plinio Correa, Connor J Smith, and Brady Bellini Wendover Productions is all about explaining how our world works. From travel, to economics, to geography, to marketing and more, every video will leave you with a little better und…

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