Webster, Noah 1758-1843

Overview

Works:	1,951 works in 8,891 publications in 2 languages and 94,003 library holdings
Genres:	Dictionaries History Biography Portraits Sources Biographies Sayings Juvenile works Trivia and miscellanea Poetry
Subject Headings:
Roles:	Author, Editor, Printer, Bibliographic antecedent, Originator, Other, Composer, Translator, Honoree, Contributor, Compiler
Classifications:	PE1625, 423

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Most widely held works about Noah Webster

Noah Webster : weaver of words by Pegi Deitz Shea( Book )
An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking : calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth, and also to instruct them in the geography, history and politics of the United States : to which are prefixed, rules in elocution and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind : being the third part of A grammatical institute of the English language : to which is added an appendix containing several new dialogues by Noah Webster( )
The forgotten founding father : Noah Webster's obsession and the creation of an American culture by Joshua C Kendall( Book )
Noah Webster and his words by Jeri Ferris( Book )
The long journey of Noah Webster by Richard M Rollins( Book )

Noah Webster, schoolmaster to America by Harry R Warfel( Book )
Noah Webster by Horace Elisha Scudder( Book )
Noah Webster : the life and times of an American patriot by Harlow G Unger( Book )
W is for Webster : Noah Webster and his American dictionary by Tracey E Fern( Book )
Noah Webster and the American dictionary by David Micklethwait( Book )
Noah Webster by Richard J Moss( Book )
What do you mean? : a story about Noah Webster by Jeri Ferris( Book )
Noah Webster : man of many words by Catherine Reef( Book )
An inconvenient alphabet : Ben Franklin and Noah Webster's spelling revolution by Beth Anderson( Book )
The American spelling book : containing an easy standard of pronunciation : being the first part of A grammatical institute of the English language : to which is added, an appendix containing a moral catechism and a federal catechism by Noah Webster( )
Noah Webster by John Smith Morgan( Book )
A common heritage : Noah Webster's blue-back speller by E. Jennifer Monaghan( Book )
An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking. : Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth. And also, to instruct them in the geography, history, and politics of the United States. : To which are prefixed, rules in elocution, and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind. : Being the third part of A grammatical institute of the English language. by Noah Webster( )
A grammatical institute of the English language : comprising an easy, concise and systematic method of education. Designed for the use of English schools in America. : In three parts. : Part second. Containing a plain and comprehensive grammar, grounded on the true principles and idioms of the language. by Noah Webster( Book )
The dictionary wars : the American fight over the English language by Peter Martin( Book )

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Most widely held works by Noah Webster

The American spelling book : containing the rudiments of the English language : for the use of schools in the United States by Noah Webster( Book )

487 editions published between 1803 and 2005 in English and held by 5,797 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The great American educator Noah Webster first published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, otherwise known as the Blue Back Speller, in 1783. His goal was to provide a uniquely American, Christ-centered approach to training children. Little did he know that this remarkable gem would become the staple for parents and educators for more than a century and would help to build the most literate nation in the history of the West. Many of the Founding Fathers used this book to home school their children, including Benjamin Franklin who taught his granddaughter to read, spell, and pronounce words using "Old Blue Back."

The elementary spelling book : being an improvement on the American spelling book by Noah Webster( Book )

296 editions published between 1809 and 2018 in English and Japanese and held by 2,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking : calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth : to which are prefixed rules in elocution and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind by Noah Webster( Book )

112 editions published between 1790 and 1979 in English and held by 1,979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The prompter ; or A commentary on common sayings and subjects, which are full of common sense, the best sense in the world : [One line of quotation] by Noah Webster( )

139 editions published between 1791 and 1815 in English and held by 1,954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The American spelling book : containing an easy standard of pronunciation : being the first part of A grammatical institute of the English language, in three parts by Noah Webster( Book )

173 editions published between 1787 and 1966 in English and held by 1,814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A grammatical institute of the English language : comprising an easy, concise and systematic method of education. Designed for the use of English schools in America. In three parts. Part second. Containing a plain and comprehensive grammar, grounded on the true principles and idioms of the language. By Noah Webster, Jun. Esquire. Author of "Dissertations on the English language," "Collection of essays and fugitive writings," &c by Noah Webster( )

59 editions published between 1784 and 1800 in English and held by 1,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking : calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth : to which are prefixed rules in elocution, and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind : being the third part of A grammatical institute of the English language by Noah Webster( )

99 editions published between 1796 and 1966 in English and held by 1,379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Webster's new twentieth century dictionary of the English language, unabridged : based upon the broad foundations laid down by Noah Webster by Noah Webster( Book )

69 editions published between 1950 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,033 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains etymotogies, full pronunciations, synonyms, geographical and biographical data, scripture proper names, foreign words and phrases, and practical business mathematics

History of the United States : to which is prefixed a brief historical account of our [English] ancestors, from the dispersion at Babel, to their migration to America, and of the conquest of South America, by the Spaniards by Noah Webster( )

36 editions published between 1832 and 1841 in English and held by 1,022 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elements of useful knowledge. containing a historical and geographical account of the United States by Noah Webster( Book )

56 editions published between 1802 and 1977 in English and held by 968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on education in the early Republic by Frederick Rudolph( Book )

2 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Because they recognized themselves as being engaged in the making of a nation, the essayists thought readily about education as a national problem and as a national opportunity. These essaysist revealed a bias toward "the good of society" rather than "the good of the individual." Society essentially could not afford to leave the question of education up to parents. These essays are in one sense a commentary on the structure and pattern, or lack thereof, of organized education inherited from the colonial period. As the United States increasingly moves toward some sense of maturity and of the responsibility that goes with it, the visions and the expectations of these eighteenth-century republicans can be instructive. If, as sometimes now seems possible, we are beginning to think and act nationally in matters of education, these writers deserve our attention as the first Americans in any systematic way to turn their talents toward defining the American dream in education. - Introduction

An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking : calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth, and also to instruct them in the geography, history and politics of the United States : to which is prefixed, rules in elocution and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind : being the third part of A grammatical institute of the English language by Noah Webster( Book )

76 editions published between 1787 and 1966 in English and held by 864 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A letter to General Hamilton occasioned by his letter to President Adams by Noah Webster( )

44 editions published between 1800 and 1809 in English and held by 770 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elements of useful knowledge. Containing a historical and geographical account of the United States. : For the use of schools. by Noah Webster( Book )

49 editions published between 1802 and 1815 in English and held by 731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A grammatical institute of the English language : comprising an easy, concise and systematic method of education. Designed for the use of English schools in America. : In three parts. : Part second. Containing a plain and comprehensive grammar, grounded on the true principles and idioms of the language. by Noah Webster( Book )

71 editions published between 1787 and 1806 in English and held by 731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of papers on political, literary, and moral subjects by Noah Webster( Book )

14 editions published between 1843 and 1968 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

[First ed.]-- Skeel, E.E.F. A Bibliography of the Writings of Noah Webster. New York: New York Public Library, 1958. No. 753

Miscellaneous papers, on political and commercial subjects by Noah Webster( )

28 editions published between 1802 and 2012 in English and held by 655 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

American spelling book by Noah Webster( Book )

55 editions published between 1795 and 1962 in English and held by 653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Webster's New World dictionary of the American language by Noah Webster( Book )

51 editions published between 1951 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 651 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Based upon and includes material from Webster's New World dictionary, Encyclopedic edition"--Title page verso

The prompter, or, A commentary on common sayings and subjects : which are full of common sense, the best sense in the world by Noah Webster( Book )

66 editions published between 1791 and 1978 in English and held by 643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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