George R. Stewart
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George Rippey Stewart Jr. was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book Pickett's Charge, a detailed history of t
Stewart's books about U.S. highways were based on his cross-country drives of 1924, 1949 and 1950.
Cover of the 1979 Oxford University Press paperback edition of American Given Names.
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Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of toponyms, including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. Toponym is the general term for the name of any geographical feature, and the full
George R. Stewart
…George Rippey Stewart Jr. (May 31, 1895 – August 22, 1980) was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book Pickett's Charge, a detailed history of the final attack…
Krakus Mound commemorating Krak, Lechitic founder of Kraków; the ending -ów means possession in Polish