The postal power of Congress: A study in constitutional expansion

"The Postal Power of Congress: A Study in Constitutional Expansion" by Lindsay Rogers is a discussion and review of legal principles that happened in the 1900's. It's all about how the government's control over mail services grew bigger and what that means for the rules in the Constitution. The book looks at how the ability of Congress to set up post offices and roads for mail has changed over time, making some important questions about how much power the national government should have. The story starts by looking back at the very first days of mail delivery, talking about important people and writings that didn't think the postal service would become such a big deal. Rogers points out how postal services changed, leading to arguments in court about what Congress could and couldn't do. He talks about the first mail services in America when it was a colony, how Benjamin Franklin helped, and how Congress had to step up to handle the country's communication needs as it got bigger, which introduces a bigger look at how postal power affects federal control and people's freedom in the rest of the book.