{"id":1270,"date":"2016-06-29T20:31:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T00:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2023-01-12T17:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T22:16:49","slug":"noah-webster-father-of-the-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/noah-webster-father-of-the-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Webster, Father of the Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\"><strong><a title=\"Noah Webster Father of the Dictionary\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/9780980156300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1279\" title=\"Noah Webster Cov-TitlePg-Copyrt\" src=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/9780980156300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Noah Webster: Father of the Dictionary<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\"><em>By Isabel Proudfit<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">&#8220;A typical American farm boy who made good under difficulties, Noah Webster&#8217;s influence in the development of the United States was a real contribution to its growth. His life covers a fascinating period in American history when the young republic was just getting on its feet. Where others gave the new country its laws and government, he provided schoolbooks glowing with the American spirit. Twenty-five million copies of Webster&#8217;s <em>Spelling Bo<\/em>ok were used in schools during his lifetime. The American Dictionary, which he compiled when he was fifty years of age, was his greatest achievement.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">&#8220;Biography of the man who gave Americans their most important household book next to the Bible. Very readable account of Noah Webster&#8217;s long life of eighty-four years, of his gradual realization that he must write a good dictionary for the American school child. Years of teaching and practicing law\u00a0showed him this great need&#8230;A picture of early education in the United states as well as the story of a well-known man and his work.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">Check out these reviews on Learning Table Reviews\u00a0and Sandra&#8217;s Book Nook. This <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/books\/noah-webster-father-of-the-dictionary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">great biography <\/a>is available in <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/books\/noah-webster-father-of-the-dictionary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pilgrim Institute&#8217;s Online Store.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noah Webster: Father of the Dictionary By Isabel Proudfit &#8220;A typical American farm boy who made good under difficulties, Noah Webster&#8217;s influence in the development of the United States was a real contribution to its growth. His life covers a fascinating period in American history when the young republic was just getting on its feet. 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