Dictionary of the American West - Hardcover

Blevins, Winfred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816020310 ISBN 13: 9780816020317

Publisher: Facts on File, 1993

Synopsis

Defines terms that have their origin in American frontier history

About this title

About the Author:

Win Blevins is the author of thirteen books, including Give Your Heart to the Hawks, Stone Song (winner of the Spur Award and the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award), and The Rock Child. He's a consulting editor for TOR/Forge Books and lives in Canyonlands, Utah.

From Library Journal:

Western novelist Blevins ( The Misadventures of Silk and Shakespeare , LJ 10/1585) has developed this useful and interesting addition to the genre of dictionaries of regionalisms for lay readers. Her book therefore lacks the scholarly approach of Dictionary of American Regional English ( LJ 11/1/85) and Reader's Encyclopedia of the American West (o.p.). However, for those who don't know the difference between aguardiente and leopard sweat, this book is informative and fun. It is more encompassing than similar works, such as Western Words: A Dictionary of the American West and Cowboy Limbo (both o.p.), both by Ramon Adams; or Peter Watts's A Dictionary of the Old West (o.p.). Blevins's work incorporates the language of various Western professions, such as logging and mining, as well as ethnic groups, such as Mormons and Native Americans. Geographically, it ranges from the Klondike to the Southwest. In addition, the words included date from the history of the West to modern bureaucratic phraseology, with cross references, sources, and a pronunciation guide. Recommended for both reference and general entertainment collections. --Daniel Liestman, Seattle Pacific Univ. Lib.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0816020310
• ISBN 13: 9780816020317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400