{"product_id":"sketches-of-american-policy-1785-noah-webster-9781584778561","title":"Sketches of American Policy. [1785]: Under the Following Heads: I. Theory of Government. II. Governments on the Eastern Continent. III. American State","description":"With a New Introduction\u003cem\u003eNoah Webster: Proposing and Promoting Stronger National Union\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough the Power of the English Language\u003c\/em\u003eby John R. VileRemembered today as a lexicographer, \u003cstrong\u003eWebster\u003c\/strong\u003e [1758-1843] was equally active as a political writer. As is the case with his dictionary and grammar textbooks, his political essays are strongly patriotic and embody a confidence that the United States would soon become a great nation. He composed \u003cem\u003eSketches of American Policy \u003c\/em\u003eat a time when the nationally minded segments of the political class were beginning to pursue plans to create a strong federal government to replace the Confederation Congress. Seeing this as a necessary step to ensure the nation's progress, Webster endorsed this cause and wrote this pamphlet to promote it. During his tours throughout the states he presented to several people who would become delegates to the Constitutional Convention, including George Washington, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin. It circulated widely among the delegates and was an important influence in their debates. Interesting for this reason, it is also valuable as a contemporary critique of the Articles of Confederation by a gifted scholar who associated with the leading statesmen of the day.xix, 48 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noah Webster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1584778563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781584778561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Noah Webster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001021014271,"sku":"9781584778561","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sketches-of-american-policy-1785-noah-webster-9781584778561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}