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Noah Webster was America's patriot armed with the pen. He defined 12,000 new words, while using language to establish a powerful new national identity.
Noah Webster, American lexicographer known for his American Spelling Book (1783) and his American Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol. (1828; 2nd ed., 1840). Webster was instrumental in giving American English a dignity and vitality of its own. Both his speller and dictionary reflected his
West Hartford, Conn.: A Suburb With an Urban Aesthetic This densely developed town abutting Connecticut’s capital city is a ‘little bit of a liberal enclave,’ equidistant from Boston and New York. By Lisa Prevost April 14, 2021Updated 9:42 a.m. ET When Jonathan and Sarah Hammer began looking for a house in West Hartford, a bustling suburb abutting Connecticut’s capital city, it was immediately clear that they were in a fiercely competitive market. Early in March, they submitted an offer for $16,000 above the asking price for a five-bedroom colonial. Their offer was rejected, and the p...