boston post roads

In 1704, after their mistress receives a mysterious letter requesting their arrival, twelve-year-old servant girls Hester and Philena embark on a dangerous journey from Boston to New Haven, Connecticut, unaware of the ways their lives are about to change.

Traces the history of the Boston Post Road, which connected New York City and Boston and evolved into the nation's first major highway system, and describes the road's importance to the political, economic, and social development of the United States.

A history of the Boston Post Road from its early days as a series of Indian trails to the present.