Book
The Forgotten Founding Father
- Published
- 2011
- Genre
- Biography
- Publisher
- Berkley Books
- Pages
- 355
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9468195-the-forgotten-founding-father?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_30
Reading measures
- Lexile
- 1630L
Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more to his story than that singular achievement, his rightful place in American history has been forgotten over time. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, among others. He started New York City's first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's New York Post. His "blue- backed speller" for schoolchildren, his first literary effort, sold millions of copies and influenced early copyright law. He helped found Amherst College and served as a state representative for both Connecticut and Massachusetts. But perhaps most important, Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitively American culture, distinct from the British, at a time when the United States of America were anything but unified-and his dictionary of American English is a testament to that.
Collections
The Good & The Beautiful · 11
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780425245453
- ISBN-10
- 0425245454
Tags
BiographyFounding FathersHistoryThe Good & The BeautifulUnited States of AmericaWebster