9780375404498 | 1 edition (Alfred a Knopf Inc, February 1, 2002), cover price $25.00 |
About this edition: A study of the ways in which language was used in the early American republic to define national character and shape national boundaries focuses on the contributions of seven men who worked with alphabets, codes, and signs.
9780375704086 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, February 1, 2003), cover price $15.00 |
About this edition: A study of the ways in which language was used in the early American republic to define national character and shape national boundaries focuses on the contributions of seven men who worked with alphabets, codes, and signs--including Noah Webster, William Thornton, Sequoyah, Thomas Gallaudet, Abdul Rahaman, Samuel F.