02235cam a2200349 i 4500 257407922 TxAuBib 20160303120000.0 141028s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014027803 9780544129832 hardcover 0544129830 hardcover (OCoLC)885225284 TxAuBib rda Reef, Catherine. Noah Webster : man of many words / Catherine Reef. Boston : Clarion Books, [2015] 211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographic references and index. "A biography on Noah Webster, a controversial political activist, the primary shaper of the American language, and author of the Blue-Backed Spellers and the famous dictionary that bears his name. Webster may be best remembered for the enormous and ambitious task of writing his famous dictionary, but for him, this accomplishment was a means to an end. His true goal was to streamline the language spoken in our newly formed country so that it could be used as a force to bring people together and be a source of national pride. Though people laughed at his ideas, Webster never doubted himself. In the end, his so-called foolish notions achieved just what he had hoped. Here, in the only account of Noah Webster for teens, the seasoned biographer Catherine Reef guides us through Webster's remarkable life, from boyhood on a Connecticut farm through the fight for American independence to his days as a writer and political activist who greatly influenced our Founding Fathers and the direction of the young United States"--Provided by publisher. Young Adult. Lexile-1090. Accelerated Reader-7.9. 20160303. Webster, Noah 1758-1843 Juvenile literature. Lexicographers United States Biography Juvenile literature. Educators United States Biography Juvenile literature. T7R