Two new books about the history of paper — both tell the same story, right? Well, not really, and, in their differences, the books reveal much about the writing and reading of history. Consider this ...

The history of paper, much like the history of humanity itself that it would go on to chronicle, was an evolutionary process. Writing systems evolved first on clay tablets before ancient Egyptians ...

For decades, the Scott Paper Co. had a pulp mill on the edge of Anacortes. Its imposing figure and large, smelly steam clouds are a part of the city’s industrial history. A new exhibit at the Maritime ...

The latest entry into the growing canon on the history and resilience of paper is “Paper: Paging Through History,” by Mark Kurlansky, the author of previous bestseller on another mundane staple of ...

Pixelle Specialty Solutions' decision to end operations of its Chillicothe paper mill is ending what has been a stalwart local industry. Now production will cease at the plant, which has supplied more ...

Kurlansky (Salt: A World History) yet again tackles world history via another object often taken for granted in modern society. In straightforward, no-nonsense prose, he traces the narrative of ...