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Author:   David Micklethwait
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.617kg
ISBN:  

9780786421572

ISBN 10:   0786421576
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   04 February 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface     Introduction     1. School Teacher and Student of Law, 1778–1782     2. Two Earlier Spelling Books     3. The Development of the English Dictionary, 1604–1783     4. Webster’s Grammatical Institute, Part I     5. “Origin of the Copy-right Laws in the United States”     6. Webster in Hartford, 1783–1785     7. Itinerant Lecturer and Spelling Reformer     8. Webster in Phildaelphia, and in Love, 1787     9. Webster in New York, 1788     10. Brother James’ Beneficiary, 1789–1798     11. Webster in New Haven, 1798–1807     12. Webster Moves to Amherst     13. An American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828     14. Two More Dictionaries and Another Spelling Book, 1829     15. Webster in Washington, 1830–31     16. Cobb v. Webster; Webster v. Worcester, 1829–1835     17. William Goes West, 1835–1839     18. Webster’s Last Years, 1839–1843     19. Executors, Heirs, and Renewers     20. Ogilvie’s Imperial Dictionary, 1850     21. A Gross Literary Fraud Exposed, 1853–1854     22. Thomas Heber Orr and the Process of Primitive Wordgrowth     23. Webster’s Pictorial Edition and Worcester’s Dictionary of the English Language, 1859–1860     24. The Right to Use the Name “Webster”     Notes     Appendix     Index    

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“a fascinating trip, recommended”—Choice; “explores in detail the processes of deciding spelling, pronunciation, and the meanings of words as well as providing a fascinating look at one of the most influential Americans of his time”—Booklist.

a fascinating trip, recommended --Choice

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David Micklethwait is a London attorney specializing in intellectual property law.

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