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... of 1968. Worthwhile read, if you have a strong interest in the subject and don't mind dealing with Mailer's ego.
Names on the Land by George R. Stewart: Classic history of how people named the towns and landmarks of the United States. Begins with Pre-Columbian naming habits and ... I'm traveling across America discovering Names on the Land. I'm reading Names on the Land. It's a nice read because each chapter is a separate thread in the historical narrative, so it's easy to put down and pick up again -- not to mention the fact that it's well-written and about an interesting subject (the history of place names in America). ... as boring for too long . . .
1. Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty by J. W. De Forest
2. Names on the Land by George R. Stewart - finished 1/4
3. Miami and the Seige of Chicago by Norman Mailer - finished 1/1
4. Sam Houston ... ... What's for Dinner?, funny in a detached sort of way.
I have several on Mt. TBR, including The Snows of Yesteryear, Names on the Land, The Post-Office Girl, The Family Mashber, The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, The Radiance of the King, and many more . . . ... the men of Plymouth were shut in, and lost their western lands; and in the end they became part of Massachusetts.
-from Names on the Land by George R. Stewart ... by Denis Leary Non-Fic, TV series Companion
36. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer Twilight, Book 4
37. Names on the Land by George Stewart ER, Non-Fic
38. Schooled by Anisha Lakhani ARC, Fic
39. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray Gemma Doyle, Book 1
... ... lak
Rescue Me: Uncensored by Denis Leary
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Schooled by Anisha Lakhani
Names on the Land by George Stewart
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley
I read so many great books this month that I ... From Matt Weiland, who wrote the introduction to Names on the Land by George Stewart:
Just a reminder about the two events next week marking the reissue of NAMES ON THE LAND, by George Rippey Stewart. Originally published in 1945 and reissued this summer by NYRB Classics, it’s a ... ... now
Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin by Emil Draitser -- just picked this up yesterday, but seems interesting
Names on the Land by George R. Stewart -- I've really been looking forward to savoring this and will probably take it with me when I go away tomorrow
Still need to ... The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst
Names on the Land by George R. Stewart
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely 37. Names on the Land by George Stewart
Currently reading:
Schooled by Anisha Lakhani
RuneWarriors by James Jennewein ... on Who Owns Antiquity? by James Cuno, Making Mountains: New York City and the Catskills by David Stradling, and Names on the Land by George R. Stewart. ... Dud Avocado, The Pilgrim Hawk, Sunflower, The Slaves of Solitude and A Time of Gifts, I am only part way through Names on the Land and The Go Between.
Trying to pick favorites between those would be odd since they are so different. Sunflower was almost so otherworldly as to be ... ... of Branwell Bronte a biography of the self destructive Bronte brother. I seem to be on a Bronte kick. I am also reading Names on the Land which is a history of place names in the United States, so far it is very interesting and highly readable. Marensr, I'd love to talk about it by since I'm also reading several other books and since Names on the Land is an easy one to dip in and out of, I don't know when I'll finish it. Marensr, I also picked up Names on the Land and have just started it. It was a favorite of my mother's, and I believe I have a hard cover edition in one of the unexcavated boxes from my parents' apartment. ... strange, but interesting in a way, and also Making Mountains: New York City and the Catskills by David Stradling and Names on the Land by George R. Stewart. ... Romance (much better than The Scarlett Letter for those of you that did not like the book).
I just bought Names on the Land which is an account of how various places in the United States were named. Then of course there are my travel books. . . and the other half read books ... I got released from work early so I wandered into a bookstore and picked up Names on the Land. ... Summer Book because of how it makes me feel and how it recalls my own childhood summers but I am also longing to pick up Names on the Land because it would connect with my love of maps and place names. Oh, is it Names on the Land? ... or borrow) are Home Girl, Novel Destinations, The Size of the World (and Silber's previous, Ideas of Heaven) and Names on the Land. I'm reading a nifty Early Reviewer book by George R. Stewart called Names on the Land, which is an account of how places in America were named. It's a reissue from the New York Review of Books imprint, which always has interesting titles. Toponymy is what the study of place-names is called. ...
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher and Bottomfeeder which I had requested from Shelf Awareness.
I also recieved a copy of Names of the Land which I had hoped to get in the ER thread...but was not chosen for. It just appeared on my doorstep today from Random House. I definitely didn't request ... I won Names on the Land too, but have not received it yet. I had no idea it was a NYRB! Now, that makes it even more exciting!!!!!! Oh, that's exciting that NYRB is putting out Names on the Land. My mother had this book and it fascinated me as a child. I actually may have kept it when I cleaned out my parents' apartment, but if so, it's buried in a box.
I won Names on the land but haven't received it yet, and on the thread for listing received books it doesn't seem anyone has gotten their NYRB titles yet. Has anyone received anything from New York Review Books yet? Waiting on Names on the land and I don't think I've seen anything posted from this publisher at all. ... /08/2008)XXXX
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (05/01/2008)
Bikeman by Thomas F. Flynn (08/01/2008)
XXXXNames on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States by George R. Stewart (07/01/2008)XXXX I would love to hear about Names on the Land - that was the one I was really hoping for - so I'll be keeping my eye open for reviews of it. :) jemsw, I requested Names on the Land as well. I'm excited about the book I'm getting, but I'd like to know how you like yours.
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