Book Description
A visual dictionary of the Old West that focuses on the life of cowboys, western settlers, boomtowns, and the gold rush.
Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,68 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778735038
A visual dictionary of the Old West that focuses on the life of cowboys, western settlers, boomtowns, and the gold rush.
Author : Ramon F. Adams
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,25 MB
Release : 1998-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780756765019
This book, originally published in 1944, has 5,000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. The native cowman forged his own language. Like other men of the soil, he created similes & metaphors, salty & unrefined, but sparkling with stimulating vigor. In the early days, many men with college degrees came west, fell in love with the freedom of range life, & remained. Not bound by conventions, they soon drifted into the infectious parlance of the cow country. This volume has been prepared to help preserve this lingo for posterity. The terms have been gathered from every part of the range. Within the cowman's figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor & strength -- unique, original, full-flavored. Illus.
Author : Peter Watts
Publisher : Wings
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 9780517119136
The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers.
Author : Win Blevins
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 11,15 MB
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0875654835
Did you ever need to spell “dogie” (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a “sakey” is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. Want to know what a “breachy” cow is? Turn to page 43 to learn that it’s an adjective used to describe a cow that has a tendency to find her way through fences where she isn’t supposed to be. Describes some teenagers we know… Spend hours perusing the dictionary at random, or read straight through to give you a flavor of the West from its beginnings to contemporary days. Laced with photographs and maps, the Dictionary of the American West will make you sound like an expert on all things Western, even if you don’t know your dingus from a dinner plate. Compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers, the dictionary opens up history and culture in an enchanting way. From “Aarigaa!” to “zopilote,” the Dictionary of the American West is a “valuable book, a treasure for any literate American’s library.” (Tony Hillerman)
Author : Peter Newark
Publisher : Gallery Books
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 39,92 MB
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 9780831765996
Information about the people, places, and events of America's Old West is enlightened with hundreds of vintage photographs and portraits
Author : Ramon Adams
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 1997-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780781805902
Western Words has 5,000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. "Within the cowman's figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor and strength-unique, original, full-flavored. With his usually limited education he squeezes the juice from language, molds it to suit his needs, and is a genius at making a verb out of anything. He 'don't have to fish 'round for no decorated language to make his meanin' clear, ' and has little patience with the man who 'spouts words that run eight to the pound.' Perhaps the strength and originality in his speech are due to the solitude, the nearness of the stars, the bigness of the country, and the far horizons-all of which give him a chance to think clearly and go into the depths of his own mind. Wide spaces 'don't breed chatterboxes.' On his long and lonely rides, he is not forced to listen to the scandal and idle gossip that dwarf a man's mind. Quite frequently he has no one to talk to but a horse..." -from the author's Introduction
Author : Winfred Blevins
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Americanisms
ISBN :
Author : Peter Watts
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,74 MB
Release : 1974
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Peter Watts
Publisher :
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 42,11 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 9780883940693
A fascinating dictionary of terms from the Wild West of 1850 to 1900 lists the origins and meanings of many currently used expressions and phrases, noting their frequent adaptations from original Mexican words.
Author :
Publisher : DK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,15 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : 9780756686833
Whether you want to see inside a volcano, understand every component of an engine, or learn the difference between a stegosaurus and a stegoceras, the Ultimate Visual Dictionary will reveal all. Presenting a huge range of information from a unique perspective, with more than 33,000 terms explained and expertly annotated, the Visual Dictionary allows readers to analyze a multitude of objects in unparalleled detail.