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Finding Typewriter History in Paris

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Parisian Fields

My five-year-old grandson doesn’t know what they are. Actor Tom Hanks collects them. And I am so captivated by their beauty and their astounding variety that I am writing a book about them, in collaboration with Martin Howard, another well-known … Continue reading →

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