Noah Webster (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Horace Scudder ISBN: 9781411454729
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: June 7, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Horace Scudder
ISBN: 9781411454729
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: June 7, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

To many Americans, the name of Noah Webster (1758-1843) is synonymous with “dictionary.” This 1881 biography covers his early life, his pioneering work on textbooks and spellers for children, his opposition to slavery, his political writings, and the years of preparation that went into his 1806 Compendious Dictionary of the English Language.

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To many Americans, the name of Noah Webster (1758-1843) is synonymous with “dictionary.” This 1881 biography covers his early life, his pioneering work on textbooks and spellers for children, his opposition to slavery, his political writings, and the years of preparation that went into his 1806 Compendious Dictionary of the English Language.

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