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Noah's Ark, New England Yankees & the Endless Quest

Robert Keith Leavitt

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Description:Leavitt is remembered for his Noah's Ark, New England Yankees, & the Endless Quest: A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries with Particular Reference to Their First Hundred Years as Publications of G&C Merriam Company. Altho a corporate history--published by G&C Merriam Company of Springfield, MA in 1947--Noah's Ark explores the history of Noah Webster & his competitor Joseph Emerson Worcester. The book's 1st half examines Webster's life & lexicography. The 2nd half etches the "War of the Dictionaries", the struggle for supremacy between Webster's & his competitor Worcester's dictionaries. Leavitt laid out the history of Webster's publishing house after its eponymous title was sold to the Merriam family--now Merriam-Webster. In Noah's Ark Leavitt plumbed the shoals of international lexicography & usage. "In considering the influence of Webster's American Dictionary outside the United States", writes David Micklethwait in Noah Webster & the American Dictionary, "Leavitt says that Webster was 'increasingly the arbiter of definitions in British life', until the appearance of Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary in 1850, 'itself largely indebted to the American source.'" Leavitt's work remains the definitive history of Webster & his legacy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Noah's Ark, New England Yankees & the Endless Quest. To get started finding Noah's Ark, New England Yankees & the Endless Quest, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 116

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: G.&C. Merriam Company (Springfield, MA)

Release: 1947

ISBN: 1125227508

Description: Leavitt is remembered for his Noah's Ark, New England Yankees, & the Endless Quest: A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries with Particular Reference to Their First Hundred Years as Publications of G&C Merriam Company. Altho a corporate history--published by G&C Merriam Company of Springfield, MA in 1947--Noah's Ark explores the history of Noah Webster & his competitor Joseph Emerson Worcester. The book's 1st half examines Webster's life & lexicography. The 2nd half etches the "War of the Dictionaries", the struggle for supremacy between Webster's & his competitor Worcester's dictionaries. Leavitt laid out the history of Webster's publishing house after its eponymous title was sold to the Merriam family--now Merriam-Webster. In Noah's Ark Leavitt plumbed the shoals of international lexicography & usage. "In considering the influence of Webster's American Dictionary outside the United States", writes David Micklethwait in Noah Webster & the American Dictionary, "Leavitt says that Webster was 'increasingly the arbiter of definitions in British life', until the appearance of Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary in 1850, 'itself largely indebted to the American source.'" Leavitt's work remains the definitive history of Webster & his legacy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Noah's Ark, New England Yankees & the Endless Quest. To get started finding Noah's Ark, New England Yankees & the Endless Quest, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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