Noah Webster and the American Dictionary

by David Micklethwait

Book Overview

Noah Webster was described by the publisher of a competing dictionary as "a vain ... plodding Yankee, who aspired to be a second Johnson"--a criticism that rings mostly true. He was certainly vain and, born in Connecticut, undeniably a Yankee. Moreover, though he referred to Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language as a "barren desart of philology," the American lexicographer relied heavily on the book during the creation of his own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786421576
• ISBN13: 9780786421572
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher