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- "An American Dictionary of the English Language" by Noah Webster, 1828, Volume 2 - Noah Webster wrote the first dictionary of American English. It was a radical attempt to foster a uniform language for the United States. Webster's first edition in 1828 contained about 70,000 entries -- some 12,000 more than had appeared in earlier vocabulary lists. Webster added many technical and scientific terms, included common Americanisms, and suggested new ways of spelling and pronouncing words.
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"An American Dictionary of the English Language" by Noah Webster, 1828, Volume 2
Noah Webster wrote the first dictionary of American English. It was a radical attempt to foster a uniform language for the United States. Webster's first edition in 1828 contained about 70,000 entries -- some 12,000 more than had appeared in earlier vocabulary lists. Webster added many technical and scientific terms, included common Americanisms, and suggested new ways of spelling and pronouncing words.
- Line Engraving, "Weehawken," Published in the New York Mirror Newspaper on April 20, 1833 -
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Line Engraving, "Weehawken," Published in the New York Mirror Newspaper on April 20, 1833
- Engraving, "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" 1876 -
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Engraving, "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" 1876
- "An American Dictionary of the English Language" by Noah Webster, 1828, Volume 1 - Noah Webster wrote the first dictionary of American English. It was a radical attempt to foster a uniform language for the United States. Webster's first edition in 1828 contained about 70,000 entries -- some 12,000 more than had appeared in earlier vocabulary lists. Webster added many technical and scientific terms, included common Americanisms, and suggested new ways of spelling and pronouncing words.
- 1828
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"An American Dictionary of the English Language" by Noah Webster, 1828, Volume 1
Noah Webster wrote the first dictionary of American English. It was a radical attempt to foster a uniform language for the United States. Webster's first edition in 1828 contained about 70,000 entries -- some 12,000 more than had appeared in earlier vocabulary lists. Webster added many technical and scientific terms, included common Americanisms, and suggested new ways of spelling and pronouncing words.