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Daniel Webster

Cousin of Noah Webster whose picture I came across while reading a biography of Andrew Jackson. This Webster was a Whig, an opponent of Jackson, a pro Bank, pro shipping, conservative and avowed elitist.

Noah Webster

Inspired by a Christmas book I got from my sweetheart on Noah Webster, an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education” and well … Continue reading

Jim Fisk

From Wikipedia:Fisk was born in the hamlet of Pownal, Vermont in the township of Bennington on April Fool’s Day. After a brief period in school, he ran away in 1850 and joined Van Amberg’s Mammoth Circus & Menagerie. Later, he … Continue reading