Names and Nicknames of Places and Things Author:Laurence Urdang From Amazonia to Timbuktu, from Atlantis to the Wormwood Scrubs, from the Black Hole of Calcutta to Westminster, this fascinating reference provides descriptive definitions of 1500 real, legendary, and fictional places, streets, natural wonders, landmarks, and other sites of significance around the world. A valuable supplement to any ordinary di... more »ctionary or encyclopedia, "Names and Nicknames" is:
Alphabetically organized with appropriate cross-references.
Written in crisp, conversational language, and provides metaphorical meanings and other significant data.
Complemented by geographical and subject indexes.
Concise, authoritative, and a browser's delight, this compendium of culture captures the essence of each place--its atmosphere, role in literature, relation to the arts, mythical meaning, religious or commercial importance, and topographical aura. Writers, students and word lovers everywhere will find this unique reference infinitely useful and fun to read!« less
This is an interesting mini-dictionary of places and people. Definitions with cultural referents of "Mohawk Trail" "Orient Express" "Magpie House" "TinPan Alley" and more.