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Author | : George R. Stewart |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 559 |
Release | : 2008-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1590172736 |
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George R. Stewart’s classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nation’s peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewart’s intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on American history and social life. Names on the Land is a fascinating and fantastically detailed panorama of language in action. Stewart opens with the first European names in what would later be the United States—Ponce de León’s flowery Florída, Cortés’s semi-mythical isle of California, and the red Rio Colorado—before going on to explore New England, New Amsterdam, and New Sweden, the French and the Russian legacies, and the unlikely contributions of everybody from border ruffians to Boston Brahmins. These lively pages examine where and why Indian names were likely to be retained; nineteenth-century fads that gave rise to dozens of Troys and Athens and to suburban Parksides, Brookmonts, and Woodcrest Manors; and deep and enduring mysteries such as why “Arkansas” is Arkansaw, except of course when it isn’t. Names on the Land will engage anyone who has ever wondered at the curious names scattered across the American map. Stewart’s answer is always a story—one of the countless stories that lie behind the rich and strange diversity of the USA.
Author | : Nicola Warwick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781913508180 |
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Author | : George Rippey Stewart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Julie J. Taylor |
Publisher | : BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 3905758253 |
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The book is about the contention land issue between the Khwe San and the Authority in West Caprivi, Namibia.
Author | : George R. Stewart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Judy Wollangk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Land grants |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Paul Carter |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3031606884 |
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Author | : H. Elaine Lindgren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Land is often known by the names of past owners. "Emma's Land", "Gina's quarter", and "the Ingeborg Land" are reminders of the many women who homesteaded across North Dakota in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Land in Her Own Name records these homesteaders' experiences as revealed in interviews with surviving homesteaders and their families and friends, land records, letters, and diaries. These women's fascinating accounts tell of locating a claim, erecting a shelter, and living on the prairie. Their ethnic backgrounds include Yankee, Scandinavian, German, and German-Russian, as well as African-American, Jewish, and Lebanese. Some were barely twenty-one, while others had reached their sixties. A few lived on their land for life and "never borrowed a cent against it"; others sold or rented the land to start a small business or to provide money for education.
Author | : H. Elaine Lindgren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Land is often known by the names of past owners. "Emma's Land", "Gina's quarter", and "the Ingeborg Land" are reminders of the many women who homesteaded across North Dakota in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Land in Her Own Name records these homesteaders' experiences as revealed in interviews with surviving homesteaders and their families and friends, land records, letters, and diaries. These women's fascinating accounts tell of locating a claim, erecting a shelter, and living on the prairie. Their ethnic backgrounds include Yankee, Scandinavian, German, and German-Russian, as well as African-American, Jewish, and Lebanese. Some were barely twenty-one, while others had reached their sixties. A few lived on their land for life and "never borrowed a cent against it"; others sold or rented the land to start a small business or to provide money for education.
Author | : Juhea Kim |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2021-12-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0861543238 |
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'Beasts of a Little Land is a stunning achievement’ TLS 'Spectacular' Lisa See, author of The Island of Sea Women 'I loved it' Brandon Hobson, author of The Removed 'Unforgettable' Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of The Mountains Sing An epic story of love and war, set during the turbulent decades of Korea's fight for independence It is 1917, and Korea is under Japanese occupation; the country is yet to be divided into north and south. With the threat of famine looming, a young girl named Jade is sold by her family to Miss Silver's courtesan school in cosmopolitan Pyongyang, an act of desperation that will cement her place in the lowest social class. But the city's days as a haven are numbered. Jade flees to Seoul where she forms a deep friendship with an orphan boy called JungHo, who scrapes together a living begging on the streets. As Jade becomes a sought-after performer with unexpected romantic prospects, JungHo is swept up in the revolutionary fight for independence. Soon, Jade must decide between following her own ambitions or risking everyone for the one she loves. From the perfumed chambers of the courtesan school to the glamorous cafés of a modernising Seoul, the unforgettable characters of Beasts of a Little Land unveil a world where friends become enemies and enemies become saviours, where heroes are persecuted and beasts take many shapes.