Indian Place Names in Alabama
Title | Indian Place Names in Alabama PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Read |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 1984-10-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 081730231X |
This is a revised edition with a foreward, appendix, and index by James B. McMillan.
Indian Place Names in Alabama
Title | Indian Place Names in Alabama PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Read |
Publisher | University Alabama Press |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
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"What is the 'meaning' of names like "Coosa" and "Tallapoosa"? Who named the "Alabama" and "Tombigbee" and "Tennessee" rivers? How are "Cheaha" and "Conecuh" and "Talladega" pronounced? How did "Opelika" and "Tuscaloosa" get their names? Questions like these, which are asked by laymen as well as by historians, geographers, and students of the English language, can be answered only by study of the origins and history of the Indian names that dot the map of Alabama.--from the Foreword Originally published by Professor Read in 1937, this volume was revised, updated, and annotated in 1984 by James B. McMillan and remains the single best compedium on the topic.
Place Names in Alabama
Title | Place Names in Alabama PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia O. Foscue |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 081730410X |
Catalogs some 2700 Alabama communities, ranging from Abanda, in Chambers County, to Zip City, in Lauderdale County.
Louisiana Place-names of Indian Origin
Title | Louisiana Place-names of Indian Origin PDF eBook |
Author | William Alexander Read |
Publisher | |
Pages | 90 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Indians of North America |
ISBN |
Native American Placenames of the United States
Title | Native American Placenames of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | William Bright |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780806135984 |
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.
Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names
Title | Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names PDF eBook |
Author | William Alexander Read |
Publisher | |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2013-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781258552985 |
Historic Indian Towns in Alabama, 1540-1838
Title | Historic Indian Towns in Alabama, 1540-1838 PDF eBook |
Author | Amos J. Wright |
Publisher | University Alabama Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2003-06-04 |
Genre | History |
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This encyclopedic work is a listing of 398 ancient towns recorded within the present boundaries of the state of Alabama, containing basic information on each village's ethnic affiliation, time period, geographic location, descriptions, and (if any) movements. While publications dating back to 1901 have attempted to compile such a listing, none until now has so exhaustively harvested the 214 historic maps drawn between 1544, when Hernando de Soto's entourage first came through the southeastern territory, and 1846, when Indian removal to the Oklahoma Territory was complete.