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"Organized alphabetically, the entries are concise, engaging, and full of fascinating detail revealing the rich ethnic history of the state, the impact of industrialization and the coming of the railroads, and insight into local politics and personalities. Many entries concern the names of curr...

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Autor principal: Callary, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Names, Geographical.
Geography.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
TRAVEL > United States > Midwest > General.
Names, Geographical > Illinois.
Illinois.
Illinois > Geography.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • What Is and What Is Not Included in This Book
  • A Note on Railroad Names
  • A Note on Popular Etymology
  • A Note on Sources
  • The Form of Entries
  • A Pronunciation Guide
  • Place Names of Illinois
  • Names of Unknown Origin
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Author

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