Mail in Ten Days - impossible!! part one
From This Weeks Story by Barbara Steiner
April 12, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges faced by young men delivering mail on horseback during difficult conditions.
Through enemy attacks, blizzards, and mud young men on horseback delivered the U.S. mail for eighteen months.
People in this episode
Host: Barbara Steiner
Topics covered
- mail delivery
- historical events
- adversity
- transportation
- communication
Keywords
- mail delivery
- U.S. mail
- historical challenges
- horseback
- adversity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. mail
Places: horseback
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