Published 1838 by Noah Webster. This is like no other American history you’ve ever seen. “From the dispersion at Babel…” is an amazing way to begin the history of the United States of America! Noah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”. His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans “a secular catechism to the nation-state”.…