The iron whim : a fragmented history of typewriting / Darren Wershler-Henry.
The iron whim : a fragmented history of typewriting / Darren Wershler-Henry.
The iron whim : a fragmented history of typewriting / Darren Wershler-Henry.
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Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N652.3/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
331 p. : ill.
Contents
Introduction : ghosts and machines -- Pt. 1. Archaeology : beginning at the end -- 1. Conclusion : royal road test -- 2. The archive of typewriting -- 3. Typewriter nostalgia -- Pt. 2. Assembly : typewriting's first impressions -- 4. Writing the truth -- 5. Writing blind -- 6. Clockwork boys and pia...
Pt. 5. Acceleration : typewriting and speed -- 27. Rail road test -- 28. Ten fingers talk -- 29. On the (royal) road -- 30. Typewriters at war -- 31. Electrification and the end of the grid -- Epilogue : the typewriter in the garden -- Pt. 6. Aftermath : typewriting after the typewriter.
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Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Edition
Cornell ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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The iron whim : a fragmented history of typewriting / Darren Wershler-Henry.
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"First published 2005 by McClelland & Stewart"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N652.3/6
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74VK7EP3aVdl
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ISBN
9780801445866 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
652.3
MMS ID
991022851629702626
