Dictionary Of The American West
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Dictionary Of The American West
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Author : Win Blevins
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2008-08-01
Dictionary Of The American West written by Win Blevins and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-01 with History categories.
Did you ever need to spell “dogie” (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a “sakey” is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. Want to know what a “breachy” cow is? Turn to page 43 to learn that it’s an adjective used to describe a cow that has a tendency to find her way through fences where she isn’t supposed to be. Describes some teenagers we know… Spend hours perusing the dictionary at random, or read straight through to give you a flavor of the West from its beginnings to contemporary days. Laced with photographs and maps, the Dictionary of the American West will make you sound like an expert on all things Western, even if you don’t know your dingus from a dinner plate. Compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers, the dictionary opens up history and culture in an enchanting way. From “Aarigaa!” to “zopilote,” the Dictionary of the American West is a “valuable book, a treasure for any literate American’s library.” (Tony Hillerman)
Western Words
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Author : Ramon Frederick Adams
language : en
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1968
Western Words written by Ramon Frederick Adams and has been published by Norman : University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Americanisms categories.
This greatly expanded edition, double the size of the earlier book, has been enlarged to include not only the vocabulary of the cowman but also the more common words and expressions of the rodeo performer, the sheepman, the western-river boatman, the logger, the sawmill operator, the miner and the western gambler.
Dictionary Of The American West
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Author : Win Blevins
language : en
Publisher: Wordworx Publishing
Release Date : 2015-05-24
Dictionary Of The American West written by Win Blevins and has been published by Wordworx Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-24 with categories.
"Win Blevins has long since won his place among the West's very best." - Tony HillermanFor the first time, The 'Dictionary of the American West' includes all the voices of America's richly woven history of the West: Women, Mormons, Hispanics, Blacks, French-Canadians, mountain men, half-bloods, immigrants, cowboys, and missionaries--to show how western speech is actually a riotous mix of cultures and languages.Included are Spanish, Indian Pidgin English, and Chinook trade jargon. That's why words like 'tortilla', 'simpatico', 'bourgeois' and 'muckamuck' have become as much a part of American parlance as dogie, salty dog, smart-aleck, and grub.Among the thousands of carefully researched definitions, the reader will find the meaning of 'buck nun' & to 'ride circle;' as well as American Indian words such as 'sun dance', 'kachina' & 'medicine pipe'. This book is essential for anyone with an interest in the American West, in its history, facts & fables, idioms & mores.Highly informative and endlessly entertaining, and accompanied by black-and-white illustrations, the Dictionary of the American West explains more than 5,000 terms and expressions in passages that pack a crossbuck saddle's worth of American frontier history and wit.Win Blevins is an American author of historical fiction, narrative non-fiction, historical fantasy, and non-fiction books, as well as short stories, novellas, articles, reviews, and screenplays. He has written many books about the western mountain trappers, and is known for his "mastery of western lore."His notable works include Stone Song, So Wild a Dream, and Dictionary of the American West. According to WorldCat, the Dictionary of the American West is held in 728 libraries. Blevins has won numerous awards, including being named winner of the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in writing literature of the West, being selected for the Western Writers Hall of Fame, being twice named 'Writer of the Year' by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, and winning two Spur Awards for Best Novel of the West.
Western Words
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Author : Ramon Frederick Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Western Words written by Ramon Frederick Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Americanisms categories.
Western Words
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Author : Ramon F. Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
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The Wordsworth Dictionary Of The American West
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Author : Winfred Blevins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-01-01
The Wordsworth Dictionary Of The American West written by Winfred Blevins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with categories.
This dictionary is a treasury of the American frontier west of the 100th Meridian, and contains 5,000 terms and expressions essential to an understanding of the real West which is more amazing, outlandish, romantic, extravagant and fascinating than the myth. Among the thousands of carefully researched definitions, the reader will find the meaning of Ôbuck nun' and to Ôride circle;' as well as American Indian words such as Ôsun dance', Ôkachina' and Ômedicine pipe'. This book is essential for anyone with an interest in the American West, in its history, facts and fables, idioms and mores.
Wordsworth Dictionary Of The American West
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Author : Winfred Blevins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Wordsworth Dictionary Of The American West written by Winfred Blevins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Americanisms categories.
The Wordsworth Dictionary Of The American West
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Author : Win Blevins
language : en
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Release Date : 1997-05
The Wordsworth Dictionary Of The American West written by Win Blevins and has been published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05 with History categories.
Western Words
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Author : Ramon Frederick Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Western Words written by Ramon Frederick Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with categories.
Western Words A Dictionary Of The Old West
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Author : Ramon Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-11
Western Words A Dictionary Of The Old West written by Ramon Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-11 with Reference categories.
Western Words has 5,000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. "Within the cowman's figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor and strength-unique, original, full-flavored. With his usually limited education he squeezes the juice from language, molds it to suit his needs, and is a genius at making a verb out of anything. He 'don't have to fish 'round for no decorated language to make his meanin' clear, ' and has little patience with the man who 'spouts words that run eight to the pound.' Perhaps the strength and originality in his speech are due to the solitude, the nearness of the stars, the bigness of the country, and the far horizons-all of which give him a chance to think clearly and go into the depths of his own mind. Wide spaces 'don't breed chatterboxes.' On his long and lonely rides, he is not forced to listen to the scandal and idle gossip that dwarf a man's mind. Quite frequently he has no one to talk to but a horse..." -from the author's Introduction