Whatever happened to Tanganyika?
Subtitle: the place names that history left behind
By: Harry Campbell
Publisher: Portico
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781906032418
Subjects: Names, Geographical — History; Names, Geographical — Etymology
Genres: geography, history, language, humour
First sentence: This little book is a tribute to the ghostly legions of places that have ceased to be.
Description: Dozens of countries, cities and counties have changed their identity over the years. For example, whatever happened to Tanganyika? This book takes the reader on a journey through the place names that history left behind: the stories about where they came from, what happened to them and what they were replaced by.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 35 b/w illus.