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Place names of Atlantic Canada / William B. Hamilton.
LIBRA F1035.8 .H35 1996
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, William B. (William Baillie), 1930-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Names, Geographical--Atlantic Provinces.
- Names, Geographical.
- Physical Description:
- x, 502 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- In this book, William B. Hamilton provides a wide-ranging overview of the origin and meaning of hundreds of regional place names to reveal the colourful history of the area. An ideal reference book with more than 2,000 entries arranged alphabetically by province and aided by five maps, Place Names of Atlantic Canada will appeal to anyone interested in place naming in general and in the culture and social history of Atlantic Canada.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0802004717
- 0802075703
- OCLC:
- 35940787
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