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The Forgotten Founding Father
- Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture
- De: Joshua Kendall
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 36
Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but his story is not nearly so ubiquitous. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Ben Franklin. But perhaps most important, Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitively American culture, distinct from the British, at a time when the United States of America were anything but unified - and his dictionary of American English is a testament to that.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A bit of a slog
- De Jason Comely en 06-23-14
- The Forgotten Founding Father
- Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture
- De: Joshua Kendall
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
Eye opening
Revisado: 08-26-22
Very in-depth regarding Noah Webster. I think he is virtually unknown unless one comes in contact with a dictionary. Now they are known as Merriam-Webster making it even harder to know him. Sadly-these lesser known persons contributed a great deal to the formation of the American Republic. Thankfully-this book opens our eyes to what is easily taken for granted-an American English that brought all 50 states into conformity to a formal language.
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