Louisiana Place Names : Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries /

From Aansel to Zwolle, with Mamou in between, researcher Clare D'Artois Leeper offers an alphabet of Louisiana place names, both past and present. Leeper includes 893 entries that reveal a distinct view of the state's history. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom resu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leeper, Clare D'Artois
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Names, Geographical.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Noms geographiques > Louisiane.
Names, Geographical > Louisiana.
Louisiana.
Louisiane > Histoire locale.
Louisiana > History, Local.
Local history.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:From Aansel to Zwolle, with Mamou in between, researcher Clare D'Artois Leeper offers an alphabet of Louisiana place names, both past and present. Leeper includes 893 entries that reveal a distinct view of the state's history. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom results in an entertaining guide to Louisiana's place name lore. Leeper considers the origins of each place as well as each name, drawing attention to the individuals who transformed Louisiana from an uninhabited wilderness into a populated state. Not surprising for a region that has existed under ten fl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9780807147399

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