Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780817380724)

His writings spanned five decades and have been instrumental across a wide range of academic disciplines. Most importantly, Read devoted a good portion of his research to the meaning of place names in the southeastern United StatesOCoespecially as they related to Indian word adoption by Europeans.

This volume includes his three Louisiana articles combined: "Louisiana: Louisiana Place-Names of Indian Origin" (1927), "More Indian Place-Names in Louisiana" (1928), and "Indian Words" (1931). Joining Alabama's reprint of "Indian Places Names in Alabama" and "Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names," this volume completes the republication of the southern place name writings of William A. Read.a"

Author: William A. Read
ISBN-10: 0817380728
ISBN-13: 9780817380724
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2014
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover