9780307266361
The Toothpick: Technology and Culture
Henry Petroski
ISBN 13: 9780307266361
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
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Celebrating the extraordinary aspects of the simplest of implements, a fascinating and quirky history of the toothpick ranges from ancient Rome to the present day, examining the ubiquitous item in its various forms and designs, its colorful applications through time, and the modern toothpick manufacturing industry. 35,000 first printing.
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Book Description: Knopf. 1 Cloth(s), 2007. hard. Book Condition: New. As he did in The Pencil, Henry Petroski here offers a history that is at once an entertaining, illustrated celebration of a humble device and also a window on human progress. As old as mankind and as universal as eating, the ubiquitous toothpick—whether made of grass, gold, quill, or wood—finally gets its due as Petroski ranges from ancient Rome, where Nero made a public entrance with a silver toothpick in his mouth, to 19th-century Boston, where toothpick mogul Charles Forster hired Harvard students to demand toothpicks in restaurants. 443. Bookseller Inventory # 10735 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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