Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the book’?

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The twentieth century was called the ‘Era of the Book’ because in those days there were books about everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people ‘how to’, ‘when to’, ‘where to’ and ‘why to’. They illustrated, educated, punctuated,...
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The twentieth century was called the ‘Era of the Book’ becausein those days there were books about everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people ‘how to’, ‘when to’, ‘where to’ and ‘why to’. They illustrated, educated, punctuated, and even decorated. read less
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The twentieth century was called the 'Era of the Book' because in those days there were books about everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people 'how to', 'when to', 'where to' and 'why to'. They illustrated, educated, punctuated and even decorated
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Because in those days there were books about everything, from ant eaters of Zulus.
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Answer: The twentieth century was called the 'Era of the Book' because in those days there were books about everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people 'how to', 'when to', 'where to' and 'why to'. They illustrated, educated, punctuated and even decorated.
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in the twentieth centuey, there were books about everything. bookstaught people so many things. so, the twentieth century was often referred to as the ERA OF THE BOOK
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