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Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.
Myron J. Quimby
其他書名
American Place Names and Their Derivation
出版A. S. Barnes, 1969
主題Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology
ISBN049806638X9780498066382
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=mIsBAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Have you ever stopped to wonder where your home town got its name? The people and legends involved in its beginning? If home for you is Scratch Ankle or Baby Head, and you're human, chances are good that you are curious. As you drove through Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Wytopitlock, Maine, or Alamogordo, New Mexico, didn't you wonder where that particular town got its name? If you want to know, you'll find the answers in this delightful and informative book, along with over sixteen hundred other names. In Scratch Ankle, U.S.A. the author not only tells you how hundreds of American cities, towns, villages, and hamlets got their names, but in many cases gives you a lesson in the history fo the country itself. Many fascinating facts are revealed about some of the most populous cities. See how the name Chicago means something strong, like big smell, skunk, or garlic in the Indian language. Was Miami, Florida, named for the Miami Indians? Of course not! How many Louisiana citizens know that their beloved Baton Rouge is French for "red stick." Myron Quimby is a very curious American and has traveled many miles and written many letters to get the answers to his questions. Research took well over a year and his files now bulge with facts from all fifty states. What he tried to find was the story behind the names of the unusual and the unique. Consequently you won't find such places as his home town of San Antonio, Texas, or his present home of St. Petersburg, Florida. You will find Biloxi, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Corpus Christi, Council Bluffs, and Los Angeles, for these are cities whose names bespeak tall tales, Indian lore, and out-of-the ordinary beginnings. This book contains a great deal of history found in no other source. Also you will find a large helping of humor, one hundred cartoons, numerous pictures, poems, and Indian legends. Scratch Ankle, U.S.A. is the only book of its kind -- it is the only available source for such valuable information. A magnificent work, this book is broad in scope and contains a touch of humor to make even the grumpiest of readers smile, just a little. This is a charming book that will interest young and old alike -- but especially those old-timers who remember the good old days when perhaps they themselves had a hand in naming their town.