Noah Webster And His Words

Download or read book Noah Webster and His Words written by Jeri Chase Ferris and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction Webster’s American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758–1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pages to accomplish that, and the first 100 percent American dictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old. This clever, hilariously illustrated account shines a light on early American history and the life of a man who could not rest until he’d achieved his dream. An illustrated chronology of Webster’s life makes this a picture perfect bi-og-ra-phy [noun: a written history of a person's life].

Download or read book Noah Webster's Fighting Words written by Tracy Nelson Maurer and published by Millbrook Press (Tm). This book was released on 2017 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life and times of the man made famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language.

Download or read book An American Dictionary of the English Language written by Noah Webster and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Noah Webster written by Pegi Deitz Shea and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This picture book celebrates one of the most important patriots in post-Revolutionary times -- Noah Webster. Most readers know Noah Webster for his dictionary masterpieces and his promotion of a living "American Language" that embraces words and idioms from all its immigrant peoples. But he was also the driving force behind universal education for all citizens, including slaves, females, and adult learners. Speaker of twenty languages, he developed the new country's curriculum, writing and publishing American literature, American history, and American geography. He published New York City's first daily newspaper. As editor, Webster conducted a study and linked disease with poor sanitation. He created the country's first insurance company, established America's first copyright law, and became America's first best-selling author.

Download or read book W Is For Webster written by Tracey Fern and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an early age, Noah Webster was an odd fellow who liked to talk big and loved learning. He thought America needed its own national language and knew he was just the man to create it. He started with a speller, including everyday words like "scab," "grub," and "mop," and moved on to create a small dictionary. He rode around on a horse, selling his books by hand. Then Noah decided to compile a complete and comprehensive dictionary of American English. He thought the book would take him five years to finish. It took twenty, but his dictionary today is the second-most printed book in the English language.

Download or read book Noah Webster written by David R. Collins and published by Mott Media (MI). This book was released on 1989 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographic information (p. [147]) and index.

Download or read book The Elementary Spelling Book written by Noah Webster and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: