USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The great American educator Noah Webster first published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, otherwise known as the Blue Back Speller, in 1783. His goal was to provide a uniquely American, Christ-centered approach to training children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Webster believed that Americans should learn from American books, so in 1783, he wrote his own textbook: A Grammatical Institute of the English Language. It earned its nickname, the “Blue-Backed Speller”, because of its characteristic blue cover.

Detailed explanation-3: -Noah Webster Jr. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noah Webster, (born October 16, 1758, West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.-died May 28, 1843, New Haven, Connecticut), American lexicographer known for his American Spelling Book (1783) and his American Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol. (1828; 2nd ed., 1840).

Detailed explanation-5: -blue-back speller/spelling book noun An elementary spelling book authored by Noah Webster and first published in 1783, still in use in the Smokies in the early twentieth century.