Download or read book High Country Names written by Louisa Ward Arps and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mountain of Names written by Alex Shoumatoff and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 1986 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mountain Names written by Robert Julyan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists the location and height for three hundred of the world's mountains, and tells the stories behind each one's name.
Download or read book Canadian Mountain Place Names written by Glen W. Boles and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The towering peaks of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains rival the European Alps in fame. When travelling or climbing, hiking or skiing in these areas, have you ever wondered where the names of the peaks, rivers and lakes came from, or who named them and why? In Canadian Mountain Place Names, the authors have used their scope of knowledge and expertise, along with many outside sources, to compile an entertaining and informative treatise on the toponymy of this increasingly popular alpine region. Originally published as Place Names of the Canadian Alps, this new edition is completely revised and updated. Illustrated with Glen Boles' and Roger Laurilla's stunning photographs, as well as Boles' intricate line drawings, this book is a must-have not only for avid mountaineers, skiers and hikers, but also for locals and visitors with an interest in these regions. For the authors, this book has been a labour of love: for the mountains, as well as for all those who care about the mountains.
Download or read book Place Names of the White Mountains written by Robert Julyan and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1993 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded edition of the definitive guide to name origins in the White Mountains of New England.
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Download or read book The Mountains of Maine written by Steve Pinkham and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a mountain get the name Moose's Bosom? And what's afoot with the name Toenail Ridge? Avid hiker Steve Pinkham provides informative, quirky, and sometimes downright hilarious answers to these questions. Arranged alphabetically within regions are capsule histories highlighting natural features, origins of place names, and intriguing facts and local legends. Pinkham also delivers sidebars about selected trails, towns, and other points of interest. This book includes all significant peaks and hills throughout Maine.
Download or read book Name Your Mountain written by Tim Tingle and published by 7th Generation. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Name Your Mountain continues the exciting No Name series (#5) as the high school team matures and faces new challenges. Everything is looking great for Bobby Byington and his friend Cherokee Johnny as their high school basketball team prepares for an important game. But just when things seem to be going really well, someone tries to take the life of Cherokee Johnny's father. Bobby is determined to help his friend's family but feels useless until he gets some ingenious ideas that can aid the police. When the night of the big game arrives, Johnny and his family are allowed out of hiding so he can play. The action on the court provides a riveting backdrop for the suspense-filled adventure.
Download or read book What s with Those Adirondack Mountain Names written by Robert Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Mount Marcy and Mars have in common? What is a Dippikill? Was Lyon Mountain named for the French city, the king of the jungle, or a person? What mountain receives its name from an early Adirondack ornithologist? Which mountains represent famous graduates of Union College and Rensselaer School (now R.P.I.)? Robert C. Lawrence provides the answers to these questions and insight into more than a hundred Adirondack Mountain place names or oronyms in What's With Those Adirondack Mountain Names?The book arranged alphabetically lists the hundred highest Adirondack, Saranac Six, Tupper Lake Triad, and personal choice mountain place names. It provides pertinent information such as elevation, location, and name origin for hikers, tourists, day-trippers, Adirondackers, and Adirondacker wannabees.
Download or read book Scottish Hill and Mountain Names written by Peter Drummond and published by Scottish Mountaineering Club. This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Who Named the Mountains written by John Philip Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pamphlet provides background on the history and origins of the names of mountains and mountain ranges in the Coronado National Forest in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.
Download or read book The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places written by Patrick Weston Joyce and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Origin of Washington Geographic Names written by Edmond Stephen Meany and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Dictionary and Concordance of the Names of Persons and Places and of Some of the More Remarkable Terms which Occur in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments written by William Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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