An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
Noah Webster · 1828
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Description
Volume Two of Webster's 1828 American Dictionary completes the first edition, running through the second half of the alphabet. Webster had sold his earlier spelling books by the million to pay for this work. He saw the dictionary as a school for the whole nation.
The definitions favor clarity and moral order, and the roots reach back through Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Webster hoped a shared language would bind the states into one people. Printers and teachers took the book up at once. With this volume, the founding work of American lexicography stands complete. Teachers in one-room schools taught spelling straight from its pages.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Noah Webster |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1828 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8553318 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/americandictiona02websrich