1000 California Place Names
Author | : Erwin Gustav Gudde |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.
Spanish and Indian Place Names of California
Author | : Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez |
Publisher | : San Francisco, Calf., A. M. Robertson |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
California Place Names
Author | : Erwin G. Gudde |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520266196 |
This anniversary 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. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.
San Diego County Place Names, A to Z
Author | : Leland Fetzer |
Publisher | : Sunbelt Publications, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780932653734 |
Over 1,500 place names in San Diego County. Each listing gives general location and specific citation of place name origin.
California's Spanish Place-names
Author | : Barbara Marinacci |
Publisher | : Tioga Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : |
California Place Names
Author | : Erwin Gustav Gudde |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : |
The Labors of the Very Brave Knight Esplandián
Author | : Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo |
Publisher | : Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
1500 California Place Names
Author | : William Bright |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1998-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520920546 |
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 abridged version, originally called 1000 California Place Names, has grown to a dynamic 1500 California Place Names in Bright's hands. Those who have used and enjoyed 1000 California Place Names through the decades will be glad to know that 1500 California Place Names is not only bigger but better. This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or geographical features of the state, such as La Jolla, Tahoe, and Alcatraz, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish like Bodega and Chamisal or Native American like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Names of the major Indian tribes of California are included, since some of them have been directly adapted as place names and others have been the source of a variety of names. Bright incorporates his own recent research and that of other linguists and local historians, giving us a much deeper appreciation of the tangled ancestry many California names embody. Featuring phonetic pronunciations for all the Golden State's tongue-twisting names, this is in effect a brand new book, indispensable to California residents and visitors alike.