History of Handwriting
Author	Title	Review
Tamara Plakins Thornton	Handwriting in America, A Cultural History	Copybooks and the Palmer method, handwriting analysis and autograph collecting - these words conjure up a lost world, in which people looked to handwriting as both a lesson in conformity and a talisman of individuality. In this engaging history, ranging from colonial times to the present Tamara Plakins Thornton explores the shifting functions and meanings of handwriting in America.