Author: Allen Morris
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561648396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Many names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Did you know that Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes? Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.
Florida Place Names
Author: Allen Morris
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561648396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Many names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Did you know that Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes? Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561648396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Many names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Did you know that Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes? Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.
Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names
Author: William Alexander Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258552985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258552985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Louisiana Place-names of Indian Origin
Author: William Alexander Read
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Report of the United States Board on Geographic Names
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The Story Key to Geographic Names
Author: Oscar Diedrich Engeln
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
First Report of the United States Board on Geographic Names. 1890-1891
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
First Report of the United States Board on Geographic Names
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The Place Names of New Mexico
Author: Robert Julyan
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826316899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The indispensable traveler's guide to the history of places throughout the Land of Enchantment.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826316899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The indispensable traveler's guide to the history of places throughout the Land of Enchantment.
Annotated Bibliography of Southern American English
Author: James B. McMillan
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817359362
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
A collection of the total range of scholarly and popular writing on English as spoken from Maryland to Texas and from Kentucky to Florida The only book-length bibliography on the speech of the American South, this volume focuses on the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, naming practices, word play, and other aspects of language that have interested researchers and writers for two centuries. Compiled here are the works of linguists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators, as well as popular commentators. With over 3,800 entries, this invaluable resource is a testament to the significance of Southern speech, long recognized as a distinguishing feature of the South, and the abiding interest of Southerners in their speech as a mark of their identity. The entries encompass Southern dialects in all their distinctive varieties—from Appalachian to African American, and sea islander to urbanite.
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817359362
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
A collection of the total range of scholarly and popular writing on English as spoken from Maryland to Texas and from Kentucky to Florida The only book-length bibliography on the speech of the American South, this volume focuses on the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, naming practices, word play, and other aspects of language that have interested researchers and writers for two centuries. Compiled here are the works of linguists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators, as well as popular commentators. With over 3,800 entries, this invaluable resource is a testament to the significance of Southern speech, long recognized as a distinguishing feature of the South, and the abiding interest of Southerners in their speech as a mark of their identity. The entries encompass Southern dialects in all their distinctive varieties—from Appalachian to African American, and sea islander to urbanite.