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A Place Called Peculiar book.

A Place Called Peculiar book.

A Place Called Peculiar - Frank K. Gallant. Other Unusual Place-Names in Alabama. Literary Place-Names. FICTION WRITERS NEED names for their characters and the places they inhabit, and the names on the American landscape often are better than anything they could make up. Bret Harte wrote short stories about Poker Flat, Fiddletown, and Rough and Ready-all Gold Rush mining camps in northern California (see page 27).

Gallant, also known as Clear Springs or Greasy Cove, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Etowah, and St. Clair counties . A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications

Gallant, also known as Clear Springs or Greasy Cove, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Etowah, and St. Clair counties, Alabama, United States. It lies west of the city of Gadsden, the county seat of Etowah County Gallant was the name of a pioneer settler who came from Tennessee. Courier Dover Publications. p. 5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing".

Frank K. Gallant traveled the country-meeting locals, eating in their restaurants, staying at their hotels-and recorded the best of the stories and legends he encountered. The only nationwide survey of its kind, this book features a state-by-state format for easy reference

Frank K. The only nationwide survey of its kind, this book features a state-by-state format for easy reference.

Some of the place naming stories have an historical perspective and while I found this interesting I enjoyed the silly and peculiar . This great paperback book is full of hillarious stories about silly named cities in our United States.

Some of the place naming stories have an historical perspective and while I found this interesting I enjoyed the silly and peculiar stories the most. The more you read the curiouser it gets. Looking For Nirvana? Published by Thriftbooks. com User, 18 years ago. The cover alone lets you know what you are in for: History Marker stating " While Bloody Battles Raged Throughout The Southern States-Nothing Happened Here--Peculiar. Gallant traveled the country - meeting locals . Gallant traveled the country - meeting locals, eating in their restaurants, staying at their hotels - and recorded the best of the stories and legends he encountered.

n-us -. Library of Congress Call Number: E155. Dewey Decimal Classification Number: 91. /003 21. Personal Name: Gallant, Frank . 1948-. Publication, Distribution, etc. Publication, Distribution, et. Springfield, Mass. Merriam-Webster, (c)1998. Physical Description: x, 276 p. : ill. ;, 24 cm. Bibliography, etc. Note

You are looking on one 6 1/2" by 9 1/2" 276 Page softcover copy of "A PLACE CALLED PECULIAR,stories about unusual American place-names" by Frank K. Gallant,printed in1998. This item is in good condition with a little bit of soiling, all pages are clean and tight.

You are looking on one 6 1/2" by 9 1/2" 276 Page softcover copy of "A PLACE CALLED PECULIAR,stories about unusual American place-names" by Frank K. Contents include selections from each state showing details of the origins. of the peculiar place name.