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He has won three emmys for writing documentaries and is a regular contributor to colonial williamsburg magazine. Click to read more about the smithsonian book of books by michael olmert. In 1992, he wrote the smithsonian book of books, on the history of the manuscript and print revolutions. It is unlikely that johannes gutenberg thought a great deal about the impact he would make when he began working on the printing press.

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