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Native American Place Names of Indiana

  • ISBN-13: 9780252032684
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Michael McCafferty
  • Price: AUD $117.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 15/04/2008
  • Format: Hardback 336 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]
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In tracing the roots of Indiana place-names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d'en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.''Historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and members of the public with passionate interest in these fields will find this book enormously valuable.''--Journal of Folklore Research “This is an important book and should not be missed by anyone interested in Native American studies or Midwest history.--Journal of Illinois History''This book is an outstanding contribution that is useful and enjoyable to anyone interested in Indiana place names. It is by far the most detailed historical study of its topic, and the only linguistic study. The scholarship is extremely meticulous, and much archival data is published here for the first time.''--William Bright, author of Native American Placenames of the United States
''Historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and members of the public with passionate interest in these fields will find this book enormously valuable.''--''Journal of Folklore Research ''
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