Louisiana place names of Indian origin : a collection of words / William A. Read ; edited and with an Introduction by George M. Riser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Read, William A. (William Alexander), 1869-1962.

Series:

Alabama Fire Ant

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Names, Indian--Louisiana.

Names, Indian.

Names, Geographical--Louisiana.

Names, Geographical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 States-especially 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

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction, by George M. Riser; 1. Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin; 2. More Indian Place Names in Louisiana; 3. Indian Words (from Louisiana French, 1931)

Notes:

Collection of 3 previously published articles by the author.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8173-8072-8

OCLC:

665581246