Dictionary of the American West
By: Winfred Blevins ; Ruth Valsing, research assistant ; assisted further by the members of Western Writers of America ; drawings by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom.
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: English language -- Dialects -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries; Popular culture -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries; Americanisms -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries; West (U.S.) -- Languages -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.
Description: Blevins, author of popular western novels, defines some 5,000 terms and expressions relevant to cowboyculture, historic and contemporary American Indian culture, ranching, gambling, the fur trade, cattle and horses, and native flora and fauna. The definitions are entertaining and informative. Includes b & willustrations and a bibliographical essay.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-400).