One Thousand California Place Names: The Story Behind the Naming of Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Capes, Bays, Counties and Cities, Third Revised edition - Softcover

Gudde, Erwin G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520014324 ISBN 13: 9780520014329

Publisher: University of California Press, 1969

Synopsis

Where did California get its name? Or for that matter where did a thousand and one cities and countries, peaks and valleys, rivers and bays get their names? This little book succinctly gives the why, how, when, and where of the more frequently encountered names on the land of California, from Abalone to Zaca.

From Abadi Creek to Zzyzyx Spring, thousands of discoveries await the reader of California Place Names. This is the fourth edition, extensively revised and expanded, of a classic work of Californiana. It has been updated to incorporate the latest research on California place names published by local historians in the various parts of the state and to include new names that have been added to the California map since 1969.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0520014324
• ISBN 13: 9780520014329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 112