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The young schoolmaster noah webster had a problemhis pupils had no books that were written by americans for americans. It took him 22 more years to finish his american dictionary of the english language. Noah webster biography life, children, death, history. At the age of six, he attended a rundown primary school, which he dreaded. The american spelling book by noah webster, hardcover. Besides his family, noah webster had two major interests in life the english language and the future of the american government. When he finished in 1828, at the age of 70, noah s dictionary defined over 65,000 words. This book offered brief definitions of about 37,000 words.
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His childrens primer and the beloved dictionary were his true claim to fame, but after reading this book i realized he is much more than just the author of these famous books. For more information on this milestone in american reference publishing. Johns hopkins press, 1947, also by william currie page images at hathitrust. October 16, 1758 may 28, 1843 was an american lexicographer, textbook pioneer, englishlanguage spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. In 1806 webster published a compendious dictionary of the english language, the first truly american dictionary. Noah webster has 336 books on goodreads with 4245 ratings. Yet it took some time before webster saw much income from the books success, and as he floundered for a steady job, borrowing money. Noah webster library 20 south main street west hartford, ct 06107 p. While it may be inappropriate to resurrect it as an official school text, it certainly has a place in every school library. This biography will give students a detailed look at the life of noah webster. May 29, 2011 noah webster was a journalist, reformer and lexicographer. Faxon branch 1073 new britain avenue west hartford, ct 06110 p. The father of american scholarship and education, american lexicographer noah webster 17581843 was an author whose astonishingly prolific career included numerous.