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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Read, William A. (William Alexander), 1869-1962
Other Authors: McMillan, James B., 1907-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1984.
Edition:Rev. ed. with a foreword, appendix, and index /
Series:Library Alabama Classics.
Subjects:
Names, Indian > Alabama.
Names, Geographical > Alabama.
Noms des Peuples autochtones > Alabama.
Noms géographiques > Alabama.
TRAVEL.
Names, Geographical
Names, Indian
Geografische namen.
Indianen.
Alabama
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Map of Alabama Counties and Principal Rivers
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Source of Names
  • 2. Character of Names
  • 3. Number and Distribution of Names
  • 4. Pseudo-Indian Names
  • Symbols and Abbreviations
  • International Phonetic Alphabet
  • List of Names
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix
  • 1. Names
  • 2. Pronunciation
  • 3. Appendix Bibliography
  • Index.

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