Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language: College Edition

by Noah Webster

WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY OF THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE EDITION WORLD - THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY - CLEVELAND AND NEW YORK - COPYRIGHT 1964 - 52R11WP564 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER 64-12965 - PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - GOOD CONDITION

1724 pages, Hardcover

About the author

Noah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the nation-state".

Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the nation.