California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, 40th Anniversary Edition

Revised, Enlarg
ISBN: 978-0-520-26619-3
Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR

Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 263 mm, Gewicht: 897 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gudde, Erwin G.

Bright, William

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bright, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor's Preface
Introduction

Key to Pronunciation

Abbreviations

CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES

Glossary and Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Erwin G. Gudde (1889-1969) was Professor Emeritus of German at the University of California, Berkeley. William Bright (1928-2006) was Emeritus Professor of linguistics and anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.