FORGOTTEN FOUNDING FATHER, THE: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture

Kendall, Joshua

ISBN 10: 0399156992 / ISBN 13: 9780399156991

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 2010

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New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good +/Good +. 2010. Later Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 355pp., Original price intact; pages clean and unmarked. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FORGOTTEN FOUNDING FATHER, THE: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399156992
• ISBN 13: 9780399156991
• Binding: Hardcover w/DJ
• Illustrator: Black & White Photos & Illus.
• Edition: Later Edition.
• Condition: Good +/Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography-Webster, N

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Synopsis

America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more to his story than that singular achievement, his rightful place in American history has been forgotten over time. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, among others. He started New York City's first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's New York Post. His "blue- backed speller" for schoolchildren, his first literary effort, sold millions of copies and influenced early copyright law. He helped found Amherst College and served as a state representative for both Connecticut and Massachusetts. But perhaps most important, Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitive

About the Author

Joshua Kendall is a language enthusiast and an award-winning freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such publications as The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and Psychology Today. He lives in Boston.