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William A. Read
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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 Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names, this volume completes the republication of the southern place name writings of William A. Read.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780817380724 ● Publisher University of Alabama Press ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 10025575 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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