Noah Webster's Fighting Words

Noah Webster's Fighting Words
Author: Tracy Maurer
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Release: 2017-02-01
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ISBN: 9781512428391


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Noah Websterfamous for writing the first dictionary of the English language as spoken in the United Stateswas known in his day for his bold ideas and strong opinions about, well, everything. Spelling. Politics. Laws. You name it, he had something to say about it. He even commented on his own opinions! With a red pencil in hand, Noah often marked up work that he had already published. So when Noah's ghost came across this new picture book biography, he couldn't help but make a few suggestions!


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