Noah Webster Essays (1790)

Noah Webster Jr. (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. Webster has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education" and his "Blue-backed Speller" books taught generations of American children how to spell and read.
Most people today readily associate Webster's name with his dictionary, first published in 1828, as An American Dictionary of the English Language.
A strong supporter of t...