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Dictionary of the American West

Dictionary of the American West - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Win BlevinsPublish date:2008-08-07Pages:429
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Christian University PressISBN-13:9780875653730ISBN-10:875653731UPC:9780875653730Book Category:ReferenceBook Subcategory:DictionariesSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCMTJGHGG5
Did you ever need to spell "dogie" (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a "sakey" is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West.

Want to know what a "breachy" cow is? Turn to page 43 to learn that it's an adjective used to describe a cow that has a tendency to find her way through fences where she isn't supposed to be. Describes some teenagers we know...

Spend hours perusing the dictionary at random, or read straight through to give you a flavor of the West from its beginnings to contemporary days. Laced with photographs and maps, the Dictionary of the American West will make you sound like an expert on all things Western, even if you don't know your dingus from a dinner plate.

Compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers, the dictionary opens up history and culture in an enchanting way. From "Aarigaa " to "zopilote," the Dictionary of the American West is a "valuable book, a treasure for any literate American's library." (Tony Hillerman)
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Christian University PressISBN-13:9780875653730ISBN-10:875653731UPC:9780875653730Book Category:ReferenceBook Subcategory:DictionariesSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCMTJGHGG5
Win Blevins in an award-winning author of thirteen books, including Give Your Heart to the Hawks, Stone Song, and RavenShadow. He lives in Utah's Canyon lands.
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press

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2nd Expanded, Revis Edition

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Win Blevins

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