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
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The first American magazines were published in 1741. Philadelphia printers Andrew Bradford and Benjamin Franklin?who owned rivaling newspapers?both raced to publish the first American magazine.