The Elementary Spelling-book. Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book

The Elementary Spelling-book. Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book

by Noah Webster
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

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Format
170 pages, hardcover
First published
Oct 12, 2018
Publishers
Franklin Classics

Noah Webster

About Noah Webster

Noah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the nation-state".Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the nation....

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