Author: Erwin G. Gudde
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266196
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.
California Place Names
Author: Erwin G. Gudde
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266196
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266196
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.
California Place Names
Author: Erwin Gustav Gudde
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 9780520242173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
New in paperback, the fourth edition of a classic work of Californiana. The curious traveler or resident, as well as the serious student, will find a wealth of description and history in these names, as rich and various as the California landscape itself.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 9780520242173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
New in paperback, the fourth edition of a classic work of Californiana. The curious traveler or resident, as well as the serious student, will find a wealth of description and history in these names, as rich and various as the California landscape itself.
1000 California Place Names
Author: Erwin Gustav Gudde
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.
1500 California Place Names
Author: William Bright
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520212718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or as geographical features of the state, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish, such as Bodega and Chamisal, or Native American, like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Map.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520212718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or as geographical features of the state, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish, such as Bodega and Chamisal, or Native American, like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Map.
1500 California Place Names
Author: William Bright
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520920546
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This is the new "pocket" version of the classic California Place Names, first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde's monumental work, which went through several editions during its author's lifetime, has now been released in an expanded and updated edition by William Bright. The abridged version, originally called 1000 California Place Names, has grown to a dynamic 1500 California Place Names in Bright's hands. Those who have used and enjoyed 1000 California Place Names through the decades will be glad to know that 1500 California Place Names is not only bigger but better. This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or geographical features of the state, such as La Jolla, Tahoe, and Alcatraz, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish like Bodega and Chamisal or Native American like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Names of the major Indian tribes of California are included, since some of them have been directly adapted as place names and others have been the source of a variety of names. Bright incorporates his own recent research and that of other linguists and local historians, giving us a much deeper appreciation of the tangled ancestry many California names embody. Featuring phonetic pronunciations for all the Golden State's tongue-twisting names, this is in effect a brand new book, indispensable to California residents and visitors alike.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520920546
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This is the new "pocket" version of the classic California Place Names, first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde's monumental work, which went through several editions during its author's lifetime, has now been released in an expanded and updated edition by William Bright. The abridged version, originally called 1000 California Place Names, has grown to a dynamic 1500 California Place Names in Bright's hands. Those who have used and enjoyed 1000 California Place Names through the decades will be glad to know that 1500 California Place Names is not only bigger but better. This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or geographical features of the state, such as La Jolla, Tahoe, and Alcatraz, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish like Bodega and Chamisal or Native American like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Names of the major Indian tribes of California are included, since some of them have been directly adapted as place names and others have been the source of a variety of names. Bright incorporates his own recent research and that of other linguists and local historians, giving us a much deeper appreciation of the tangled ancestry many California names embody. Featuring phonetic pronunciations for all the Golden State's tongue-twisting names, this is in effect a brand new book, indispensable to California residents and visitors alike.
California's Spanish Place-names
Author: Barbara Marinacci
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
San Diego County Place Names, A to Z
Author: Leland Fetzer
Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9780932653734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Over 1,500 place names in San Diego County. Each listing gives general location and specific citation of place name origin.
Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9780932653734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Over 1,500 place names in San Diego County. Each listing gives general location and specific citation of place name origin.
California Place Names
Author: Erwin Gustav Gudde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
California's Geographic Names
Author: David L. Durham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884995149
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1676
Book Description
The definitive gazetteer of California. This book lists more than 50,000 geographical features including topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons and valleys; water features such as streams, lakes, waterfalls and springs; and cultural features such as cities, towns, crossroads and railroad sidings. Entries, divided into 11 multiple-county regions for ease of use, list general and specific locations for each feature as well as listing the United States government quadrangle map on which it appears. Many entries include information about who named the feature, when and why, as well as alternate or obsolete names. Each item of information is documented by citing the map, book or other source used. Approximately 11,000 cross references provide easy access to secondary names, as well as to key words in multiword English-language names. The work contains bibliographic information for each of the thousands of references cited and is completely indexed. This volume is useful to anyone interested in California history, geography or current events.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884995149
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1676
Book Description
The definitive gazetteer of California. This book lists more than 50,000 geographical features including topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons and valleys; water features such as streams, lakes, waterfalls and springs; and cultural features such as cities, towns, crossroads and railroad sidings. Entries, divided into 11 multiple-county regions for ease of use, list general and specific locations for each feature as well as listing the United States government quadrangle map on which it appears. Many entries include information about who named the feature, when and why, as well as alternate or obsolete names. Each item of information is documented by citing the map, book or other source used. Approximately 11,000 cross references provide easy access to secondary names, as well as to key words in multiword English-language names. The work contains bibliographic information for each of the thousands of references cited and is completely indexed. This volume is useful to anyone interested in California history, geography or current events.
California's Spanish Place-names
Author: Barbara Marinacci
Publisher: Tioga Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: Tioga Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description