South Dakota Geographic Names
Author : Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
North Dakota Place Names
Author : Douglas A. Wick
Publisher :
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9780911007114
Book Description
Mni Sota Makoce
Author : Gwen Westerman
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 11,46 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0873518837
Book Description
An intricate narrative of the Dakota people over the centuries in their traditional homelands, the stories behind the profound connections that hold true today.
South Dakota Place-names
Author : Writers' Program (U.S.) South Dakota
Publisher :
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Book Description
North Dakota Geographic Names
Author : Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,50 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Book Description
Native American Placenames of the United States
Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 28,94 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806135984
Book Description
This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.
South Dakota Place-names ...: River and creek names
Author : Writers' Program (U.S.). South Dakota
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 15,97 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Book Description
A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways
Author : Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 38,34 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Book Description
A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways...
Author : William H. Stennett
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Book Description
Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names
Author : Robert L. Ramsay
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826205865
Book Description
This bulletin is one in a series published by the College of Arts and Science in which pertinent and interesting information that has been collected and analyzed in the research activities of regular departments of the College is made available to the public. The study of Missouri place names has been a project of Professor Robert L. Ramsay of the Department of English for a number of years. He has directed a series of eighteen masters theses in the field, and as a result of the research conducted by his students and through his own activities, a master file of Missouri place names has been prepared. This bulletin is only a sample of the information that has been collected and classified. The College of Arts and Science is making it available to the citizens of the State at a nominal price so that the public can have some knowledge and appreciation of this interesting and worthwhile study. The bulletin records a very significant part of our history and culture.
