The typewriter revolution : a typist's companion for the 21st century
Richard Polt (Author)
"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, "--Amazon.com
History
382 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
9781581573114, 1581573111
907103984
The insurgency
The typewritten past
Choose your weapon
Learn it as a brother
Writers at work
Enter the typosphere
Kustom typers
Intersections
The typewritten future