Download or read book 1001 Kansas Place Names written by Sondra Van Meter McCoy and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intriguing place names abound in Kansas. This handy place name gazatteer is both a valuable reference and a source of good fun.
Download or read book Kansas Place names written by John Rydjord and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manuscript by Dr. John Rydjord tells how towns, rivers and settlements in Kansas received their names. This original corrected manuscript includes a listing of towns in Kansas, the names of their founders, and an extensive bibliography.
Download or read book Some Place Names of Kansas written by Anniejane H. Cover and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Place Names in the United States written by Henry Gannett and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Place names in the United States are often taken from the European nation that first colonized the land. Many names that have been transferred from Britain, as is the case with Barnstable, Massachusetts and Danbury, Connecticut. Many others are of French origin, such as Detroit, Michigan, which was established along the banks of the river they called le détroit du lac Érié, meaning the strait of Lake Erie. Many in the former New Netherland colony are of Dutch origin, such as Harlem, Brooklyn and Rhode Island. Many place names are taken from the languages of native peoples. Specific (personal or animal) names and general words or phrases are used, sometimes translated and sometimes not. However complicated the tracing back of the place names was, this encyclopedia lists thousands and thousands of place names in the United States of America and provides valuable information as to the origin and the history of the name. A fantastic reference work for everyone interested in American history.
Download or read book A Pronunciation Guide to Kansas Place Names written by University of Kansas. William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Place Names of Kansas written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kansas Geographic Names Listing by county written by Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Kansas Place names of Scandinavian and Other Origin written by Karl Meltzer Dresner Rosen and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Place Names of Bourbon County Kansas written by Charles Estabrook Cory and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Indian Place Names of Kansas written by Anna A. Ingleman and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names written by John Everett-Heath and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 1854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and informative dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world. In over 11,000 entries it covers an enormous geographical range, including continents, countries, islands, cities, mountains, rivers, and much more. Key historical facts are incorporated into each entry, as well as a record of the place name in the local language for an accurate and comprehensive account. For this fifth edition, 134 entirely new entries have been added, including Byzantine Empire, Lac qui Parle, Nasr, Sauk City, and Yekaterinogradskaya. Existing entries have also been fully updated to reflect recent socio-political and geographical changes, most notably in Eswatini and Northern Macedonia. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary contains invaluable supplementary content to support the text. There is a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names, as well as a list of personalities and leaders who have influenced the naming of places around the world.
Download or read book Place Names of Bourbon County Kansas written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Place names written by John Rydjord and published by Norman : University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with scholarly verve and skill, proving once again that erudite scrivening can be enjoyable reading." Library Journal "Excellent. . . . It will prove helpful to both the curious amateur and to the serious student of place-names." American West The great variety of Indian place-names in Kansas resulted from attempts to create a permanent American Indian frontier in the West. Beyond Missouri and Arkansas lay the Great American Desert, and Indians from the East were urged to settle there, supposedly free from the white man's frontier. Consequently, Kansas has Indian place-names not only from its early Native inhabitants (Siouan, Caddoan, and Shoshonean peoples) but also from the Algonquians, Iroquois, and other eastern tribes, and even a few groups of Indigenous peoples from the West. The study of place-names has many facets-linguistics, geography, legends, literature, and folklore. Avoiding the straitjacket of purely linguistic treatment, John Rydjord grouped the place-names into chapters based mainly on tribes or linguistic families. He treated the names in their historical context, delving into the circumstances that caused them to be given to each political and topographical feature and including a variety of interpretations, even contradictions. John Rydjord (1893-1994) was Professor of History and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School, Wichita State University. He wrote several books and many articles on the history of Mexico and the American West.
Download or read book 100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die written by Roxie Yonkey and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas is nicknamed “The Sunflower State,” “The Wheat State,” and “The Breadbasket of the World.” In Kansas, rural and urban come together in a fascinating mix. From the bright lights of Kansas City and Wichita to the star-strewn skies above the Flint Hills, beautiful Kansas will captivate you. Journey across Kansas’s endless horizons with the fascinating handbook, 100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die. Sing “Home on the Range” at the cabin where the song was born and watch the buffalo roam at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. You’ll never forget the glorious sound of thousands of cranes singing at Cheyenne Bottoms. Soar above the skies in Wichita, the Air Capital of the World, and with Amelia Earhart in Atchison. Find out why you like Ike at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene. Adventurous cyclists should grind gravel during Emporia’s 200- mile bicycle race or ride across the state for two weeks during Biking Across Kansas in June. Discover natural wonders like Monument Rocks, giant marine fossils, and the Arikaree Breaks, the Canyons of Kansas. Local author Roxie Yonkey is your navigator from Route 66 to the Santa Fe Trail, ready to show the ropes to locals and visitors alike. Whether you’ve never trod the Road to Oz, or whether Kansas is your No Place Like Home, you need this guidebook.
Download or read book A Pronunciation Guide to Kansas Place Names written by University of Kansas. William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pronunciation Guide to Kansas Place Names written by Donald W Hansen and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
