A compendium of Nevada place names, filled with folklore, legend and obscure facts. It examines the history and origin of names like Bloody Run, Dead Peak, Burning Moscow and Physic Spring.
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A compendium of Nevada place names, filled with folklore, legend and obscure facts. It examines the history and origin of names like Bloody Run, Dead Peak, Burning Moscow and Physic Spring.
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Add this copy of Nevada Place Names: a Geographical Dictionary to cart. $34.44, good condition, Sold by MagicCarpetBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carson City, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by University of Nevada Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. xiv, 282 pages. Foreword by Charlton Laird. Bibliography. Some highlighting. Jacket has small chips and tears. Book is solid. "Helen Carlson spent almost fourteen years in her search for the origins of Nevada's place names, using the maps of explorers, miners, government surveyors, and city planners and poring through historical accounts, archival documents, county records, and newspaper files. The result of her labors is Nevada Place Names, a fascinating mixture of history spiced with folklore, legend, and obscure facts."
Add this copy of Nevada Place Names; : a Geographical Dictionary to cart. $84.00, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by University of Nevada Press.
Add this copy of Nevada Place Names; : a Geographical Dictionary to cart. $109.97, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by University of Nevada Press.
