California Place Names-Origin & Etymology of Current Geographical Names 1998

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ISBN
9780520213166
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Science, History
Publication Name
California Place Names-The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names
Publisher
University of California Press
Item Length
10 in
Subject
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Earth Sciences / Geography, Linguistics / Etymology
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Erwin G. Gudde
Features
Revised
Item Weight
32.7 Oz
Item Width
7 in
Number of Pages
460 Pages
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520213165
ISBN-13
9780520213166
eBay Product ID (ePID)
510050

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
460 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
California Place Names-The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names
Publication Year
1998
Subject
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Earth Sciences / Geography, Linguistics / Etymology
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Science, History
Author
Erwin G. Gudde
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
32.7 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in

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Edition Number
4
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-043168
Illustrated
Yes
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Absco , a Southern Pacific station, was coined in the 1920s from the name of the American Beet Sugar Company, which had a factory in Oxnard. Pochea is an Indian village site in Riverside County, said to mean "where the rabbit went in." Siskiyou was the Chinook word for 'bobtailed horse, ' originally taken over from the Cree language. From Abadi Creek to Zzyzyx Spring, thousands of discoveries await the reader of California Place Names . This is the fourth edition, extensively revised and expanded, 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. Like its predecessors, this 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. It has been updated to incorporate the latest research on California place names published by regional historians and to include new names that have been added to the California map since 1969. Readers will appreciate the local pronunciation of place names with unusual spellings; anyone curious about how to say La Jolla or Weitchpec can find the information here, in phonetic transcriptions. Finally, the many California place names of American Indian origin--such as Yreka, Shasta, Napa, Sonoma, Tamalpais, Yosemite, Lompoc, Mugu, Coachella, or Poway--receive particular attention from editor William Bright. The dictionary includes a Glossary and a Bibliography., Absco , a Southern Pacific station, was coined in the 1920s from the name of the American Beet Sugar Company, which had a factory in Oxnard. Pochea is an Indian village site in Riverside County, said to mean "where the rabbit went in." Siskiyou was the Chinook word for 'bobtailed horse,' originally taken over from the Cree language. From Abadi Creek to Zzyzyx Spring, thousands of discoveries await the reader of California Place Names . This is the fourth edition, extensively revised and expanded, 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. Like its predecessors, this 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. It has been updated to incorporate the latest research on California place names published by regional historians and to include new names that have been added to the California map since 1969. Readers will appreciate the local pronunciation of place names with unusual spellings; anyone curious about how to say La Jolla or Weitchpec can find the information here, in phonetic transcriptions. Finally, the many California place names of American Indian origin--such as Yreka, Shasta, Napa, Sonoma, Tamalpais, Yosemite, Lompoc, Mugu, Coachella, or Poway--receive particular attention from editor William Bright. The dictionary includes a Glossary and a Bibliography.
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97-43168

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