Título: Forgotten Founding Father, The
Autor: Joshua Kendall
Sinopse: America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more to his story than that singular achievement, his rightful place in American history has been forgotten over time. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, among others. He started New York City's first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's New York Post. His "blue- backed speller" for schoolchildren, his first literary effort, sold millions of copies and influenced early copyright law. He helped found Amherst College and served as a state representative for both Connecticut and Massachusetts. 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. In The Forgotten Founding Father, Joshua Kendall, author of The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus, gives us a well-researched and absorbing look into the life of Webster, another man driven by his obsessions and compulsions to compile and organize words. The result is a treat for word lovers and history buffs alike.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Forgotten Founding Father, The”, de Joshua Kendall, publicado pela editora GP Putnam And Sons, em 2011 e com 368 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: GP Putnam And Sons
Páginas: 368
Ano: 2011
Edição: First Edition
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9780399156991
ISBN13: 9780399156991
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora GP Putnam And Sons geralmente exploram tramas de suspense e ação com ritmo acelerado, muitas vezes ambientados em contextos contemporâneos ou históricos marcados por conflitos políticos, crimes e investigações. A narrativa costuma envolver protagonistas complexos, como agentes secretos, policiais ou mercenários, que enfrentam dilemas morais e ameaças variadas, desde terrorismo a intrigas corporativas. O tom varia entre o tenso e o dramático, com momentos de tensão crescente e reviravoltas, criando uma experiência de leitura envolvente e dinâmica. As sinopses sugerem que o catálogo privilegia histórias que combinam mistério, ação e elementos de espionagem, com personagens que transitam por ambientes urbanos e cenários internacionais.
