Websterisms: A Collection of Words and Definitions Set Forth by the Founding Father of American English

Schulman, Arthur

ISBN 10: 1416561366 / ISBN 13: 9781416561361

Published by Free Pr, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Websterisms: A Collection of Words and Definitions Set Forth by the Founding Father of American English
• Publisher: Free Pr, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416561366
• ISBN 13: 9781416561361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Book Type: Book
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Synopsis

Traces Noah Webster's efforts to define the American language by preparing a complete lexicon of terms and definitions in the early 1800s, showing his passion for words and paradoxical ideas about language and politics.

About the Authors

Arthur Schulman is a retired cognitive psychologist and veteran crossword-puzzle constructor whose puzzles have appeared in The New York Times for many years.

Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a regular contributor to The New Yorker. Her books include A Is for American and Blindspot, a novel written jointly with Jane Kamensky.