Author: Ruby Jo Henson Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Martin County
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
Martin County, Texas
Author: Ruby Jo Henson Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Martin County
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Martin County
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
Martin County-Its Land and Its People,1881-1978
Texas Place Names
Author: Edward Callary
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477320660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
“[A] linguist . . . takes readers on a tour across the state, using names and language to tell its history.” ―Alcalde Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town’s original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over “Pin Hook,” the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong’s story has a nice ring to it; the name was derived from two store owners named Bell, who lived in Bell County, of course. Tracing the turning points, fascinating characters, and cultural crossroads that shaped Texas history, Texas Place Names provides the colorful stories behind these and more than three thousand other county, city, and community names. Drawing on in-depth research to present the facts behind the folklore, linguist Edward Callary also clarifies pronunciations (it’s NAY-chis for Neches, referring to a Caddoan people whose name was attached to the Neches River during a Spanish expedition). A great resource for road trippers and historians alike, Texas Place Names alphabetically charts centuries of humanity through the enduring words (and, occasionally, the fateful spelling gaffes) left behind by men and women from all walks of life. “[A] quite useful book.” ―Austin American-Statesman
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477320660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
“[A] linguist . . . takes readers on a tour across the state, using names and language to tell its history.” ―Alcalde Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town’s original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over “Pin Hook,” the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong’s story has a nice ring to it; the name was derived from two store owners named Bell, who lived in Bell County, of course. Tracing the turning points, fascinating characters, and cultural crossroads that shaped Texas history, Texas Place Names provides the colorful stories behind these and more than three thousand other county, city, and community names. Drawing on in-depth research to present the facts behind the folklore, linguist Edward Callary also clarifies pronunciations (it’s NAY-chis for Neches, referring to a Caddoan people whose name was attached to the Neches River during a Spanish expedition). A great resource for road trippers and historians alike, Texas Place Names alphabetically charts centuries of humanity through the enduring words (and, occasionally, the fateful spelling gaffes) left behind by men and women from all walks of life. “[A] quite useful book.” ―Austin American-Statesman
The Thorny Trail
The West Texas Historical Association Year Book
Author: West Texas Historical Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The journal of Texas Catholic history and culture
The Panhandle-Plains historical review
Panhandle-Plains Historical Review
County Name Origins of the United States
Author: Michael A. Beatty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
This massive reference work supplies the origins of all county (and parish) names in the United States. It is organized into 49 chapters, covering the 48 states with counties and the one state (Louisiana) with parishes (Alaska, with no comparable subdivisions, is omitted), each giving the counties in alphabetical order and ending with its own bibliography. Each entry, rich with historical details, explains the origins of its name. Among the diverse origins are such things as presidents, rivers, Indian tribes and military heroes. A general bibliography and full index complete this reference work.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
This massive reference work supplies the origins of all county (and parish) names in the United States. It is organized into 49 chapters, covering the 48 states with counties and the one state (Louisiana) with parishes (Alaska, with no comparable subdivisions, is omitted), each giving the counties in alphabetical order and ending with its own bibliography. Each entry, rich with historical details, explains the origins of its name. Among the diverse origins are such things as presidents, rivers, Indian tribes and military heroes. A general bibliography and full index complete this reference work.
Pan-African History
Author: Hakim Adi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134689330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Brings together Pan-Africanist thinkers and activists from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds of he last two-hundred years.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134689330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Brings together Pan-Africanist thinkers and activists from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds of he last two-hundred years.