W Is for Webster by Tracey Fern

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W Is for Webster by Tracey Fern

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W Is for Webster by Tracey Fern

A fascinating look at the determination and vision that led one man to create an essential resource. - Kirkus Reviews

From an early age, Noah Webster was an odd fellow who liked to talk big and loved learning. He thought America needed its own national language and knew he was just the man to create it. He started with a speller, including everyday words like scab, grub, and mop, and moved on to create a small dictionary. He rode around on a horse, selling his books by hand. Then Noah decided to compile a complete and comprehensive dictionary of American English. He thought the book would take him five years to finish. It took twenty, but his dictionary today is the second-most printed book in the English language.

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ISBN 13 9780374382407
ISBN 10 0374382409
Titel W Is for Webster
Autor Tracey Fern
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Erscheinungsjahr 2015-11-10
Seitenanzahl 40
Preise Commended for Orbis Pictus Award 2016
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