A is for American
Subtitle: letters and other characters in the newly United States
By: Jill Lepore.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: English language -- United States -- History; English language -- Social aspects -- United States; National characteristics, American -- History; English language -- 18th century; English language -- 19th century; Americanisms -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: A Cobwebs 13; title: 1 An American Language 15; title: 2 A Universal Alphabet 42; title: B Heathens 61; title: 3 A National Alphabet 63; title: 4 Natural Language 91; title: 5 Strange Characters 111; title: C Wires 137; title: 6 Universal Communication 139; title: 7 Visible Speech 162.