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Essay / Noah Webster, A Man Who Loved by Elaine Cunningham
The book I read was “Noah Webster, A Man Who Loved”. It was written by Elaine Cunningham. The book has twelve chapters. The book has 176 pages. This book is a very good book. I would recommend it to anyone my age. The book was also a bit sad. At the beginning of the story, Noah is five years old. He was always eager to learn. Noah was eager to learn. When he could go to school, he was so excited. What upset Noah was that the older boys could only go to school during the cold seasons. On the first day of school, Noah expected to learn to read. They didn't, so Noah was upset. Once Noah was ten years old, he had to work on the farm. By this time, Noah could read and write. Noah read the books he had borrowed from the priests. When Noah was fifteen, he went to college. He was really excited because there were teachers to meet, books to read, and lessons to learn. Noah was going to go to Yale University. The day he finally left, Noah was sad to leave his family. His father helped him unpack his luggage. Noah's roommate was Oliver Walcott. In June 1776, Noah received a letter from his father announcing that the country would declare independence from Great Britain. The letter also said there would be a war. During the second year of college, everyone was talking about the war. Noah wanted to help fight the British. A few days later, Noah got really sick. Noah had smallpox. Fortunately, Noah recovered very quickly. In 1778, 21-year-old Noah graduated from college. Noah wanted to become a lawyer but he had no money or job. Eventually, Noah applied to become a teacher for the winter terms. His students loved him very much. He loved teaching. Noah promised his students a spelling book. However, the students worked hard to please their schoolmaster. In 1781, Noah was a young squire lawyer. He studied and studied. All this studying helped Noah. He mastered all the law books in his friend's library.