American words
By: by Mitford M. Mathews ; illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund.
Publisher: Collins + World
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Cleveland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Americanisms -- Juvenile literature; English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: Presents the stories behind the origin and development of approximately two hundred significant American words and phrases.
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