Applewood Books Express Office Hand-Book and Directory,: Being the History of the Express Business and the Earlier Rail-Road Enterprises, (Paperback)

This fascinating history of the U.S. Express business, prior to the advent of the Pony Express and focused largely on the eastern half of the country, was originally published in 1860. The book is packed with advertisements throughout, for everything imaginable: architects, bankers, revolvers, foreign wines, books, clothing, insurance companies, fireworks, tin cans, produce, washing machines, stoves, accountants, and much more.