Author: Robert Julyan
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826316899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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The indispensable traveler's guide to the history of places throughout the Land of Enchantment.

Author: William Bright
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806189142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Have you ever driven through a small town with an intriguing name like Wyandotte or Cuyamungue and wondered where that name came from? Or how such well-known placenames as Tucson, Waco, or Tulsa originated? Native American placenames like these occur all across the American Southwest. This user-friendly guide—covering Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas—provides fascinating information about the meaning and origins of southwestern placenames. With its unique regional approach and compact design, the handbook is especially suitable for curious travelers. Written by distinguished linguist William Bright, the handbook is organized alphabetically, and its entries for places—including towns, cities, counties, parks, and geographic landmarks—are concise and easy to read. Entries give the state and county, along with all available information on pronunciation, the name of the language from which the name derives, the name’s literal meaning, and relevant history.In their introduction to the handbook, editors Alice Anderton and Sean O’Neill provide easy-to-understand pronunciation keys for English and Native languages. They further explain basic linguistic terminology and common southwestern geographical terms such as mesa, canyon, and barranca. The book also features maps showing all counties in each of the southwestern states, a list of Native languages and language families, and contact information for tribal headquarters throughout the Southwest.

Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Author: Jim Flynn
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439658730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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The origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state's formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the Arkansas River Cotopaxi, after a volcano in Ecuador. Rifle Creek and the town of Rifle earned their names thanks to a rifle left behind along the banks of the creek. Optimistic miners mistakenly believed Tarryall had an abundance of gold and thus named it as a place where prospectors could mine and tarry. And despite attempts by government officials to rename a small community along the I-70 corridor in western Colorado, locals refused to call it anything other than No Name. Learn these stories and more as author Jim Flynn unravels the intriguing origins of Centennial State place names.

Author: Richard L. Nostrand
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806128894
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Richard L. Nostrand interprets the Hispanos’ experience in geographical terms. He demonstrates that their unique intermixture with Pueblo Indians, nomad Indians, Anglos, and Mexican Americans, combined with isolation in their particular natural and cultural environments, have given them a unique sense of place - a sense of homeland. Several processes shaped and reshaped the Hispano Homeland. Initial colonization left the Hispanos relatively isolated from cultural changes in the rest of New Spain, and gradual intermarriage with Pueblo and nomad Indians gave them new cultural features. As their numbers increased in the eighteenth century, they began to expand their Stronghold outward from the original colonies.

Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 842

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Author: William Bright
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781555663339
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Third edition includes new cities and counties. An indispensable guide.

Author: William Bright
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806135984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 632

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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: Henry Gannett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 822

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