The Cambridge Gazetteer of the USA and Canada
The Cambridge Gazetteer of the USA and Canada
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USDThe Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada is a comprehensive, one-volume, alphabetically arranged encyclopedic dictionary of places. It contains over 12,000 entries based on the latest census data and on a wide range of economic, cultural, historic, and topographical sources. The Gazetteer's coverage is unique in that it extends beyond the basic survey of towns, cities, and rivers; it includes coverage of urban neighborhoods; suburban and rural communities; lakes, rivers, ocean areas, mountains, forests, swamps, parks, preserves, and other regions of contemporary interest or past significance including Revolutionary and Civil War sites; roads and routes; important industrial, military, and cultural locales; historic sites; and even renowned folkloric and fictional places. Thus, it is not only a basic reference tool--including entries for every place having a population over 10,000--but actually a pleasure to read.
- Devoted to US and Canada. Better coverage of North America than any other gazetteer
- Written in readable prose, informed with a sense of history
- Broader coverage, including descriptions of rivers, parks, urban neighbourhoods, and historic sites
Reviews & endorsements
"A remarkable dictionary of places that extends well beyond the basic survey of towns, cities and rivers to include coverage of urban neighborhoods; suburban and rural communities; lakes, rivers, ocean areas, mountains, forests, swamps, parks, preserves, and other regions of contemporary interest or past significance including..." Reference and Research Book News
"Almost everything you've ever wanted to know about just about every place in the United States and Canada....a handy, one-volume browse through the continent." Morley Safer
"...a valuable work that will be welcome in all reference departments." Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"Almost every detail about places in the U.S. and Canada is contained in this single volume reference which includes over 12,000 entries based on the latest census data. Gazetteer of the U.S. & Canada includes urban neighborhoods, rural communities, and wilderness areas as well as historically significant sites." Bookwatch
"...a solid, usable volume...." Indianapolis Star
"The gazetteer is suitable and recommended for any site with frequent North American place-name identification questions, whether actual or fictional." Gary R. Cocozzoli, Geography and Travel Guides
"The gazetteer is suitable and recommended for any site with frequent North American place-name identification questions, whether actual or fictional." American Reference Books Annual
Product details
July 2011Paperback
9781107402577
786 pages
235 × 191 × 40 mm
1.33kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and guide to using the Gazetteer
- List of glossary entries
- Abbreviations
- The Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada
- Maps.
