Noah Webster : The Life and Times of an American Patriot

by Unger, Harlow Giles

• ISBN13: 9780471379430
• ISBN10: 0471379433
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781620459379
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-27
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man, shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans." --Washington Times Noah Webster The Life and Times of an American Patriot "More than a lexicographer, Webster was a teacher, philosopher, author, essayist, orator, political leader, public official, and crusading editor. Webster's life thrust him into every major event of the early history of our nation, from the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812. He touched the lives of the most renowned Americans --and the most obscure. He earned the love and friendship of many, the hatred of some, but the respect of all. Noah Webster helped create far more than an American dictionary; he helped create an American nation." --from the Prologue In the first major biography of Noah Webster in over sixty years, author Harlow Unger creates an intriguing portrait of the United States as an energetic and confident young country, even when independence was fragile and the future unclear. Harlow Unger brilliantly restores Webster's monumental legacy as a teacher,legislator, philosopher, lawyer, editor, and one of history's most profoundly influential lexicographers. Breathtaking adventure--from the American Revolution to the War of 1812--and masterful scholarship converge in this riveting chronicle of a singularly American intellect.

Author Biography

HARLOW GILES UNGER was a foreign news editor at the New York Herald Tribune and a correspondent for the Times in London. A former professor of English and journalism, he is the author of six books on education. Mr. Unger lives in New York City and Paris, France.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vi
Acknowledgments	vii
Chronology	ix
Prologue	xi
Patriot	1	(32)
Schoolmaster	33	(25)
Author	58	(32)
Yankee Peddler	90	(32)
Essayist	122	(32)
Public Servant	154	(37)
Editor	191	(32)
Philosopher	223	(42)
Lexicographer	265	(39)
Elder Statesman	304	(37)
Epilogue	341	(4)
Notes	345	(26)
Selected Bibliography of Principal Sources	371	(1)
Works	372	(1)
Noah Webster
Manuscript Collections	372	(1)
General References	373	(2)
Index	375