[PDF.58yf] Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (New York Review Books Classics)

Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (New York Review Books Classics)

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 | #83143 in Books |  NYRB Classics |  2008-07-01 |  2008-07-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.45 x1.16 x5.30l,1.27 | File type: PDF | 432 pages

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||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating History Lesson in the names we all take for granted.|By D. Summerfield|I learned so much from this book. When I purchased it, I thought it might be like an annotated dictionary of sorts -- perhaps in alphabetical order, so that I could look up Topeka or New York. But it's not like that at all. The author starts with the blank canvas of the American landscape, bef| ||“A surprisingly terrifying short novel about children kidnapped by pirates, elevated from its silliness by surprising moments of violence and introspection, as well as repeated flourishes of literary brilliance. Also, it’s funny.”&nbs

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.

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