William Bright: 2 books
1500 California Place Names
Their Origin and Meaning, A Revised version of 1000 California Place Names by Erwin G. Gudde, Third edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 1998
This is the new "pocket" version of the classic California Place Names, first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde's monumental work, which went through several editions during its author's lifetime, has now been released in an expanded and updated edition by William Bright. The...
Native American Placenames of the Southwest
A Handbook for Travelers
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
Have you ever driven through a small town with an intriguing name like Wyandotte or Cuyamungue and wondered where that name came from? Or how such well-known placenames as Tucson, Waco, or Tulsa originated?
Native American placenames like these occur all across the American Southwest. This...