Noah Webster : man of many words
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Published
Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015].
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Status
North Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO WEBSTER 2015
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J BIO WEBSTER 2015
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Published
Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015].
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 7.9, 6 Points
Level 7.9, 6 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
Description
"Noah Webster may be best remembered 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, the seasoned biographer 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.
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"A biography on Noah Webster, a controversial political activist, the primary shaper of the American language, and author of the Blue-Backed Spellers and the famous dictionary that bears his name. Illustrated with black-and-white archival images"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reef, C. (2015). Noah Webster: man of many words . Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reef, Catherine. 2015. Noah Webster: Man of Many Words. Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reef, Catherine. Noah Webster: Man of Many Words Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reef, Catherine. Noah Webster: Man of Many Words Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
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