Trail of Story examines the meaning of landscape, drawn from Leslie Main Johnson’s rich experience with diverse environments and peoples, including the Gitksan and Witsuwit’en of northwestern British Columbia, the Kaska Dene of the...
Names, Geographical
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Author:Main Johnson, LeslieSummary: -
Author:Peterson, DaleSummary:Peterson travels around the country discovering the zany stories behind nearly sixty towns, guided by local stroytellers and lots of curiosity.
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Author:Scott, DavidSummary:They are just some of the 1,421 Nova Scotia place names whose origins, where they are known, are explained in this book. The history of each name is succinctly chronicled with an emphasis on events past and current that are historically...
- Author:Whitehead, ColsonSummary:
A small Midwestern town is having an identity crisis--should they have a new techno-savvy name or a name honoring the freedmen who founded the town? Or is the current name just fine? They call in a professional naming consultant, famous...
