Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:George R. Stewart, Matt Weiland (Introduction by)Series:New York Review Books ClassicsPublish date:2008-06-01Pages:560
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review of BooksISBN-13:9781590172735ISBN-10:1590172736UPC:9781590172735Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Historical Geography, Social HistorySize:8.04 x 5.14 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SC3EA19QRA
Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States
George R. Stewart's classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nation's peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewart's intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on American history and...
Series: New York Review Books Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review of BooksISBN-13:9781590172735ISBN-10:1590172736UPC:9781590172735Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Historical Geography, Social HistorySize:8.04 x 5.14 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SC3EA19QRA
George R. Stewart (1895--1980) was born in Pennsylvania and educated at Princeton. He received his Ph.D. in English literature from Columbia University in 1922, and joined the English faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1924. He was a toponymist, founding member of the American Name Society, and a prolific and highly successful writer of novels and of popular nonfiction,...
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