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John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot

PRAISE FOR HARLOW Giles UNGER'S NOAH WEBSTER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT

"Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man; shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans."-Washington Times

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"Superb biography. . . . Don't miss this stirring book." -Florence King, The American Spectator

Genre
historical fiction
Themes
american history
Setting
american revolutionmassachusettsUSA
Subject
biographyhistory
Audience
adult
Length
long · 400 pages

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