
Native American Place Names of Indiana
Michael McCafferty(Author)
University of Illinois Press
Will be published approx. on 2. April 2008
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-252-03268-4 (ISBN)
Description
A linguistic history of Native American place-names in Indiana
In tracing the roots of Indiana place names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d'en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.
In tracing the roots of Indiana place names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d'en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.
Reviews / Votes
"Historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and members of the public with passionate interest in these fields will find this book enormously valuable."--Journal of Folklore Research"This is an important book and should not be missed by anyone interested in Native American studies or Midwest history."--Journal of Illinois History
"A masterpiece of the scholarly reference book genre."--American Reference Books Annual
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
2 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-03268-4 (9780252032684)
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Person
Michael McCafferty is an Algonquian and Uto-Aztecan linguist on the faculty of the department of second language studies at Indiana University.