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1 Have Gratitude in Abundance This Holiday Season 2 3 Tips for Surviving Freezing Temperatures 3 Why Gutter Cleaning Matters Chicken, Leek, and Blue Cheese Pilaf 4 December Book Club
DECEMBER BOOK CLUB: Venture Into History Through the Eyes of Hometown Hero Noah Webster
This is one of my favorites and I’m rereading it right now. The comparison of the politics of 220 years ago to today’s geopolitical environment and social issues is astonishing. Author Harlow Unger paints a portrait of the U.S. as a divided young country, when relations with Napoleanic France and an aggressive British Empire were fragile and the future unclear. Noah Webster loyally defended the unity of the new Republic by influencing public opinion, but he was slandered by friend and foe alike. Unger chronicles Webster’s breathtaking adventures — from the American Revolution to the War of 1812 — while also masterfully showcasing the scholarship of a singularly American mindset. Noah Webster was a remarkable man, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. He was always busy with important work that supported his nation and community. He touched the lives of the most renowned Americans and the poorest. He earned the love and friendship of many,
the hatred of some, but the respect of all. Noah Webster helped create far more than an American dictionary; he helped create an American nation. More than a lexicographer, Webster was a philosopher, orator,
political leader, public official, and crusading editor. Webster’s life thrust him into every major event of the early history of our nation.
Harlow Unger restores Webster’s monumental legacy as the original “social media influencer” and the most patriotic civil servant in our early local and national history.
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