The Typewriter Revolution
A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
$60.08
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2015
Summary
What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters—the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration.
The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781581573114 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1581573111 |
| Author: | Richard Polt |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | Countryman Press Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 918g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 198mm x 236mm |
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Richard Polt
Richard Polt is the creator and webmaster of The Classic Typewriter Page and the blog Typewriter Revolution. For over twenty years he has been pursuing his love of the typewriter as a collector, webmaster, blogger, magazine editor, repairman—and frequent typist. Polt teaches philosophy at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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