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Author | : Will Croft Barnes |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 1988-02 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780816510740 |
Will Croft Barnes (1858-1937) first came to Arizona as a cavalryman and went on to become a rancher, state legislator, and conservationist. From 1905 to 1935, his travels throughout the state, largely on horseback, enabled him to gather the anecdotes and geographical information that came to constitute Arizona Place Names. For this first toponymic encyclopedia of Arizona, Barnes compiled information from published histories, federal and state government documents, and reminiscences of "old timers, Indians, Mexicans, cowboys, sheep-herders, historians, any and everybody who had a story to tell as to the origin and meaning of Arizona names." The result is a book chock full of oddments, humor, and now-forgotten lore, which belongs on the night table as well as in the glove compartment. Barnes' original Arizona Place Names has become a booklover's favorite and is much in demand. The University of Arizona Press is pleased to reissue this classic of Arizoniana, which remains as useful and timeless as it was more than half a century ago.
Author | : Will Croft Barnes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
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Author | : Will Croft Barnes |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 510 |
Release | : 2016-10-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0816534950 |
Will Croft Barnes (1858–1937) first came to Arizona as a cavalryman and went on to become a rancher, state legislator, and conservationist. From 1905 to 1935, his travels throughout the state, largely on horseback, enabled him to gather the anecdotes and geographical information that came to constitute Arizona Place Names. For this first toponymic encyclopedia of Arizona, Barnes compiled information from published histories, federal and state government documents, and reminiscences of "old timers, Indians, Mexicans, cowboys, sheep-herders, historians, any and everybody who had a story to tell as to the origin and meaning of Arizona names." The result is a book chock full of oddments, humor, and now-forgotten lore, which belongs on the night table as well as in the glove compartment. Barnes' original Arizona Place Names has become a booklover's favorite and is much in demand. The University of Arizona Press is pleased to reissue this classic of Arizoniana, which remains as useful and timeless as it was more than half a century ago.
Author | : Robert Julyan |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780826316899 |
The indispensable traveler's guide to the history of places throughout the Land of Enchantment.
Author | : Harry J. Winters (Jr.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1002 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : 9780982586624 |
Author | : Gregory McNamee |
Publisher | : Big Earth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781555663346 |
Stories behind the names of the fabulous sights in Arizona's famous National Park.
Author | : James Fallows |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2018-05-08 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1101871857 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "James and Deborah Fallows have always moved to where history is being made.... They have an excellent sense of where world-shaping events are taking place at any moment" —The New York Times • The basis for the HBO documentary streaming on HBO Max For five years, James and Deborah Fallows have travelled across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, the America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but it is also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself.
Author | : Mary Kawena Pukui |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1976-12-01 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780824805241 |
How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests, and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. And place names are far from static--names are constantly being given to new houses and buildings, streets and towns, and old names are replaced by new ones. It is essential, then, to record the names and the lore associated with them now, while Hawaiians are here to lend us their knowledge. And, whatever the fate of the Hawaiian language, the place names will endure. The first edition of Place Names of Hawaii contained only 1,125 entries. The coverage is expanded in the present edition to include about 4,000 entries, including names in English. Also, approximately 800 more names are included in this volume than appear in the second edition of the Atlas of Hawaii.
Author | : G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0774841702 |
Elephant Crossing. Houdini Needles. Miniskirt, Tickletoeteaser Tower, and Why Not Mountain. These are just some of the many names of places, rivers, mountains, and lakes that you will come across in the newest edition of British Columbia Place Names. This classic which, in its various editions, has sold over 29,000 copies, covers about 2,500 geographical features, cities, towns, and smaller communities in the province. The book abounds with fascinating historical facts, stories, and remarkable characters involved with the names of towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands. The selection was determined by the geographical importance of the feature as well as story of the naming. In the introduction the authors deal with the stages by which B.C. acquired its place names, the history of research into those names, and the categories into which they fall. The latter range from the honorific and commemorative to the comic and disrespectful. Aboriginal names receive particular attention. The location of each place is clearly indicated and the text is accompanied by detailed maps. Brief biographical accounts of persons with places named after them as well as an abundance of anecdotes make this a fascinating book for browsers and an invaluable resource for historians.
Author | : Richard Shelton |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1992-05 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780816512898 |
The author shares his fascination with a distinctive corner of the country--Bisbee, Arizona--with a narrative that reflects the history of the area, the beauty of the landscape, and his own life