Naming The Land

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1590172736
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Names on the Land written by George R. Stewart and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 social life. Names on the Land is a fascinating and fantastically detailed panorama of language in action. Stewart opens with the first European names in what would later be the United States—Ponce de León’s flowery Florída, Cortés’s semi-mythical isle of California, and the red Rio Colorado—before going on to explore New England, New Amsterdam, and New Sweden, the French and the Russian legacies, and the unlikely contributions of everybody from border ruffians to Boston Brahmins. These lively pages examine where and why Indian names were likely to be retained; nineteenth-century fads that gave rise to dozens of Troys and Athens and to suburban Parksides, Brookmonts, and Woodcrest Manors; and deep and enduring mysteries such as why “Arkansas” is Arkansaw, except of course when it isn’t. Names on the Land will engage anyone who has ever wondered at the curious names scattered across the American map. Stewart’s answer is always a story—one of the countless stories that lie behind the rich and strange diversity of the USA.

Author : Nicola Warwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913508180
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naming the Land written by Nicola Warwick and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Julie J. Taylor
Publisher : BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN
ISBN 13 : 3905758253
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naming the Land written by Julie J. Taylor and published by BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN. This book was released on 2012 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the contention land issue between the Khwe San and the Authority in West Caprivi, Namibia.

Author : George Rippey Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Names on the Land written by George Rippey Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. Elaine Lindgren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land in Her Own Name written by H. Elaine Lindgren and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land is often known by the names of past owners. "Emma's Land", "Gina's quarter", and "the Ingeborg Land" are reminders of the many women who homesteaded across North Dakota in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Land in Her Own Name records these homesteaders' experiences as revealed in interviews with surviving homesteaders and their families and friends, land records, letters, and diaries. These women's fascinating accounts tell of locating a claim, erecting a shelter, and living on the prairie. Their ethnic backgrounds include Yankee, Scandinavian, German, and German-Russian, as well as African-American, Jewish, and Lebanese. Some were barely twenty-one, while others had reached their sixties. A few lived on their land for life and "never borrowed a cent against it"; others sold or rented the land to start a small business or to provide money for education.

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Names on the Land written by George R. Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Juhea Kim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861543238
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beasts of a Little Land written by Juhea Kim and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Beasts of a Little Land is a stunning achievement’ TLS 'Spectacular' Lisa See, author of The Island of Sea Women 'I loved it' Brandon Hobson, author of The Removed 'Unforgettable' Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of The Mountains Sing An epic story of love and war, set during the turbulent decades of Korea's fight for independence It is 1917, and Korea is under Japanese occupation; the country is yet to be divided into north and south. With the threat of famine looming, a young girl named Jade is sold by her family to Miss Silver's courtesan school in cosmopolitan Pyongyang, an act of desperation that will cement her place in the lowest social class. But the city's days as a haven are numbered. Jade flees to Seoul where she forms a deep friendship with an orphan boy called JungHo, who scrapes together a living begging on the streets. As Jade becomes a sought-after performer with unexpected romantic prospects, JungHo is swept up in the revolutionary fight for independence. Soon, Jade must decide between following her own ambitions or risking everyone for the one she loves. From the perfumed chambers of the courtesan school to the glamorous cafés of a modernising Seoul, the unforgettable characters of Beasts of a Little Land unveil a world where friends become enemies and enemies become saviours, where heroes are persecuted and beasts take many shapes.

Author : Ronald Leonard Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781869630027
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Naming of the Land written by Ronald Leonard Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tohunga tells how many places in Aotearoa came to be named and the meaning of those names. Uses a story format to present the origin and meaning of Māori place names throughout New Zealand. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806135984
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native American Placenames of the United States written by William Bright and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.

Author : Mark Wexler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Naming (and Misnaming) of America written by Mark Wexler and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: