Placenames of Georgia
- ISBN-10
- 0820331295
- ISBN-13
- 9780820331294
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 540
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-12-01
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Author
- John H. Goff
Description
John Goff wrote for people of all reasonings--historians, linguists, anthropologists, geographers, cartographers, folklorists, and those ubiquitous intelligent readers. Comprising one of the most informative and appealing contributions to the study of toponymy, his short studies have never before been widely available. Placenames of Georgia brings together the sketches that appeared in the Georgia Mineral Newsletter and other longer articles so that all interested in Georgia and the Southeast can share Professor Goff's intimate knowledge of the history and geography of his state and region, his linguistic rigor, and his appreciation of the folklore surrounding many of Georgia's names.
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