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Noah Webster : man of many words / Catherine Reef.

Author/creator Reef, Catherine author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Boston : Clarion Books, [2015]
Copyright Notice ©2015
Description211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subject(s)
Abstract "Noah Webster may be best remembered for the enormous and ambitious task of writing his famous dictionary, but for him, this accomplishment was a means to an end. His true goal was to streamline the language spoken in our newly formed country so that it could be used as a force to bring people together and be a source of national pride. Though people laughed at his ideas, Webster never doubted himself. In the end, his so-called foolish notions achieved just what he had hoped. Here, in the only account of Noah Webster for teens, Catherine Reef guides us through Webster's remarkable life, from boyhood on a Connecticut farm through the fight for American independence to his days as a writer and political activist who greatly influenced our Founding Fathers and the direction of the young United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references and index.
Audience 1090 Lexile
Study program note Accelerated Reader
LCCN 2014027803
ISBN9780544129832 (hardback)
ISBN0544129830 (hardback)

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