|  | Massacre Island | |  | | Massacre Island | | Twelve-year-old Nicolas de La Salle and his family sailed to La Louisiane (French Louisiana) with Governor Iberville to start a French settlement on the Gulf coast. Nicolas's father was with the explorer, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, when he reached ... | | | $17.95 | |  |
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| | | Pre-school teacher resources | Home » » » Indian Place Names in Alabama (Library Alabama Classics) | | | | | | | Description: | | "What is the 'meaning' of names like Coosa and Tallapoosa? Who named the Alabama and Tombigbee and Tennessee rivers? How are Cheaha and Conecuh and Talladega pronounced? How did Opelika and Tuscaloosa get their names? Questions like these, which are asked by laymen as well as by historians, geographers, and students of the English language, can be answered only by study of the origins and history of the Indian names that dot the map of Alabama.—from the Foreword
Originally published by Professor Read in 1937, this volume was revised, updated, and annotated in 1984 by James B. McMillan and remains the single best compedium on the topic.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| William A. Read | | Paperback:
| 128 pages | | Publisher:
| University Alabama Press | | Publication Date:
| October 30, 1984 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 081730231X | | Product Width:
| 151.0 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 224.0 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 0.47 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.96 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.04 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.43 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.47 pounds |
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