{"product_id":"the-forgotten-founding-father-isbn-9780425245453","title":"The Forgotten Founding Father","description":"Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he  created, but his story is not nearly so ubiquitous. Now acclaimed  author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Made Lists\u003c\/i\u003e, Joshua Kendall sheds new light  on Webster's life, and his far-reaching influence in establishing the  American nation.\u003cp\u003eWebster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young  confidant of George Washington and Ben Franklin. He started New York's  first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's \u003ci\u003eNew York  Post\u003c\/i\u003e. His \"blue-backed speller\" for schoolchildren sold millions of  copies and influenced early copyright law. But perhaps most important,  Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitively American  culture, distinct from the British, at a time when the United States of  America were anything but unified-and his dictionary of American  English is a testament to that.\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua Kendall is a language enthusiast and an award-winning freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Boston.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300785049829,"sku":"NP9780425245453","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425245453.jpg?v=1767739401","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-forgotten-founding-father-isbn-9780425245453","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}