Noah Webster
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Noah Webster

The Life and Times of an American Patriot

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Noah Webster

The Life and Times of an American Patriot

About this book

"Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man, shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans." --Washington Times

Noah Webster The Life and Times of an American Patriot

"More than a lexicographer, Webster was a teacher, philosopher, author, essayist, orator, political leader, public official, and crusading editor. Webster's life thrust him into every major event of the early history of our nation, from the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812. He touched the lives of the most renowned Americans --and the most obscure. He earned the love and friendship of many, the hatred of some, but the respect of all. Noah Webster helped create far more than an American dictionary; he helped create an American nation." --from the Prologue

In the first major biography of Noah Webster in over sixty years, author Harlow Unger creates an intriguing portrait of the United States as an energetic and confident young country, even when independence was fragile and the future unclear. Harlow Unger brilliantly restores Webster's monumental legacy as a teacher, legislator, philosopher, lawyer, editor, and one of history's most profoundly influential lexicographers. Breathtaking adventure--from the American Revolution to the War of 1812--and masterful scholarship converge in this riveting chronicle of a singularly American intellect.

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Information

Year
2000
Print ISBN
9780471379430
eBook ISBN
9781620459379
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chronology
  8. Prologue
  9. 1 Patriot
  10. 2 Schoolmaster
  11. 3 Author
  12. 4 Yankee Peddler
  13. 5 Essayist
  14. 6 Public Servant
  15. 7 Editor
  16. 8 Philosopher
  17. 9 Lexicographer
  18. 10 Elder Statesman
  19. Epilogue
  20. Notes
  21. Selected Bibliography of Principal Sources
  22. Index