aatombomb: Furthermore, two-thirds of American counties — 66 percent! — had... »

Furthermore, two-thirds of American counties — 66 percent! — had exactly 0 bookstores. It was a relatively tiny business centered in the urban areas of the country. Did some great books come out back then? Of course! But they were aimed only at the tiny percentage of the country that was…

“Why can’t we go back to when I didn’t have to think about what proles like?”