| To Labor Less and Accomplish More Part 1: A Brief History of English Shorthand Contributor(s): Wick, Kenneth a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539567214 ISBN-13: 9781539567219 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.48 lbs) 156 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Shorthand dates back to the Romans. Modern shorthand dates to John Willis' 1602 "Art of Stenographie." Over the next 150 years, many authors improved the art of shorthand including Edmond Willis, Thomas Shelton, Jeremiah Rich, William Mason, Thomas Gurney, John Byrom, and Samuel Taylor. The pinnacle of shorthand improvement occurred in the late 1800s with Sir Isaac Pitman's 1837 "Phonography" and Dr. John Robert Gregg's 1888 "Gregg Shorthand." This work reviews the influential shorthand authors and their systems since 1602. |