Webster, Noah; Rollins, Richard M. The Autobiographies of Noah Webster: From the Letters and Essays, Memoir, and Diary; Edited with an Introduction by Richard M. Rollins. Colombia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1989. First Edition. ISBN: 0872495744. [10194]
Fine black cloth with fine dust jacket. xvi., 378 clean pp., some dust to the top page edge. We've added a clear wrapper to the dj. Hardcover.
"This book publishes for the first time Noah Webster's formal autobiography as well as several other accounts of various aspects of his life. An essay by the editor analyzes Webster's self-portraits within the context of his life and time. Historians will find this collection quite useful for research on virtually any aspect of American life between 1778 and 1843. Webster wrote to our about an impressive range of public figures. His essays and letters to such individuals as George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush and others include valuable information on the development of American politics, American cultural attitudes, college life during the Revolution, philology and lexicography, the Constitution and its origins, Shays' Rebellion, early antislavery efforts, and the American response to the French Revolution. They uniquely reveal the intellectual, emotional and psychological development of a major figure in American history, and the relationship of his life and work to the world in which he lived." - publisher.
Noah Webster (1748-1843), American lexicographer & educator. Best known today for his Dictionary, Webster was an ardent supporter of the American Revolution and of the beginnings of Federalism in the new United States. He saw education as a means for uniting the new nation, and was a tireless promoter of his new spelling & educational endeavors. He eventually became disillusioned with the development of the party system of politics and concentrated his efforts in the realm of education.
