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An inconvenient alphabet : Ben Franklin and Noah Webster's spelling revolution
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- Summary
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Details the origins of Noah Webster's first American English dictionary and the struggles of Webster and Ben Franklin to help unify the new country through language in the 1780s.
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- Creator
- written by Beth Anderson ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018]
- ©2018
- Physical Details
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- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781534405554, 1534405550, 9781534405561
- OCLC
- on1022689394
- "A Paula Wiseman Book."
- Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
- Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 -- Juvenile literature.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Juvenile literature.
- Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
Children's Subject Heading
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Children's Subject Heading
- English language -- United States -- Orthography and spelling -- Juvenile literature.
- Spelling reform -- Juvenile literature.
- Americanisms -- Juvenile literature.
- English language -- United States -- Orthography and spelling.
Children's Subject Heading
- Spelling reform.
Children's Subject Heading
- Americanisms.
Children's Subject Heading