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History of Handwriting

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There’s been a lot of talk about the place of in the digital age. Grant has some great books to recommend on the : Reading Early American Handwriting by Kip Sperry, and Handwriting in America: A Cultural History by Tamara Thornton. A long time ago, part of the for teaching longhand cursive was to have practice transcribing documents with indoctrinating and social messages. The character of handwriting, from the flourishes to the way a letter sits on the line, brought with it an array of cultural implications. This is part of a complete episode.

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