Webster, Noah 1758-1843

Overview

Works:	1,665 works in 8,765 publications in 2 languages and 91,559 library holdings
Genres:	Dictionaries History Biography Portraits Sources Biographies Sayings Juvenile works Records and correspondence Personal correspondence
Roles:	Author, Editor, Printer, Originator, Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Composer, Honoree, Contributor, Translator, Compiler
Classifications:	PE1625, 423

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Most widely held works about Noah Webster

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( )
Noah Webster : weaver of words by Pegi Deitz Shea( Book )
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 )
Noah Webster, schoolmaster to America by Harry R Warfel( Book )

The long journey of Noah Webster by Richard M Rollins( 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 )
A common heritage : Noah Webster's blue-back speller by E. Jennifer Monaghan( Book )
Noah Webster by John Smith Morgan( 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( )
A grammatical institute of the English language by Noah Webster( Book )
Noah Webster, pioneer of learning by Ervin C Shoemaker( Book )
Letters of Noah Webster by Noah Webster( Book )
Noah Webster, father of the dictionary by Isabel Proudfit( 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 )

488 editions published between 1795 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 5,649 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 prompter, or, A commentary on common sayings and subjects : which are full of common sense, the best sense in the world by Noah Webster( )

204 editions published between 1791 and 1978 in English and held by 2,521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A grammatical institute of the English language by Noah Webster( )

130 editions published between 1787 and 2010 in English and held by 2,220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

293 editions published between 1809 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,050 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 )

116 editions published between 1790 and 1979 in English and held by 1,925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The American spelling book : containing an easy standard of pronunciation ... by Noah Webster( )

201 editions published between 1787 and 1966 in English and held by 1,879 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 )

159 editions published between 1941 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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( )

100 editions published between 1796 and 1966 in English and held by 1,330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

61 editions published between 1802 and 1977 in English and held by 1,016 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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( )

38 editions published between 1832 and 1841 in English and held by 967 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 952 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 dictionary of the English language by Noah Webster( Book )

28 editions published between 1828 and 1980 in English and held by 882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An American dictionary of the English language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition ... quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in ... octavo; to which is prefixed an introductory dissertation on the origin, history, and connection, of the languages of western Asia and Europe, with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed by Noah Webster( Book )

193 editions published between 1553 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This new edition has been carefully prepared in a proprietary compact format : All of the words, definitions, and examples have been preserved, but the explanations of word origins have been omitted to save space, as has Webster's lengthy technical introduction. Scripture references have been standardized in modern format, and many abbreviations have been spelled out for greater understanding. The text has been newly typeset with Charter typeface, making the text highly readable in spite of its small size. --from publisher's preface

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( )

77 editions published between 1787 and 1966 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

American spelling book by Noah Webster( Book )

59 editions published between 1789 and 1962 in English and held by 760 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

43 editions published between 1800 and 1809 in English and held by 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

52 editions published between 1951 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 662 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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 politicks 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( )

45 editions published between 1790 and 1894 in English and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

30 editions published between 1802 and 2013 in English and held by 620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On being American, selected writings, 1783-1828 by Noah Webster( Book )

11 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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