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The Rise And Fall Of Handwriting
Melville House
January 2009
On Sale: January 20, 2009
208 pages
ISBN: 1933633670
EAN: 9781933633671
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed βpenmanship nutβ who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it gave her pause: βThere is a widespread belief that, in a digital world, forming letters on paper with a pen is pointless and obsolete,β she says, βand anyone who thinks otherwise is right up there with folks who still have fallout shelters in their backyards.β Florey tackles the importance of writing by hand and its place in our increasingly electronic society in this fascinating exploration of the history of handwriting. Weaving together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and the many aficionados who still prefer scribbling on paper to tapping on keys, she asks the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in todayβs busy world?
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