A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order

by Judith Flanders

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From a New York Times bestselling historian, the "truly revelatory" ( Wall Street Journal ) story of how the alphabet ordered our world A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. Once we've learned our ABCs as children, few of us ever think of them again, but alphabetical order plays a material role in our adult lives. From school registers to electoral rolls, from dictionaries...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1541601165

ISBN13:9781541601161

Release Date:May 2022

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:368 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Related Subjects

Cultural History Education Education & Reference History Language Arts

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