How we named our States
By: by Pauline Arnold and Percival White
Contributors: White, Percival, 1887-1970
Publisher: Criterion Books
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Geographical Names; Juvenile literature; Local History
Description: With "historical anecdotes, the authors trace the often logical sometimes odd reasons for the names of the states (and their capitals).... In exploring the background of each name, a wide panorama of this country's early history passes before the reader.".
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.