Noah Webster: Weaver of Words

Noah Webster: Weaver of Words by Shea, Pegi Deitz. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781590784419.

This picture book celebrates one of the most important patriots in post-Revolutionary times -- Noah Webster. Most readers know Noah Webster for his dictionary masterpieces and his promotion of a living "American Language" that embraces words and idioms from all its immigrant peoples. But he was also the driving force behind universal education for all citizens, including slaves, females, and adult learners. Speaker of twenty languages, he developed the new countrys curriculum, writing and publishing American literature, American history, and American geography. He published New York Citys first daily newspaper. As editor, Webster conducted a study and linked disease with poor sanitation. He created the countrys first insurance company, established Americas first copyright law, and became Americas first best-selling author.