
The Typewriter Revolution
A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
Richard Polt(Author)
Countryman Press Inc.
Published on 12. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-58157-311-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 and what to do with it-from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs, from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. It celebrates the unique quality of everything typewriter, fully-illustrated with vintage photographs, postcards, manuals and more.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Woodstock
United States
Publishing group
WW Norton & Co
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Illustrations
50 color photographs
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
894 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58157-311-4 (9781581573114)
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E-Book
10/2015
1st Edition
Countryman Press
€24.99
Available for download
Person
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.