Overview
What is a cataplasm, and what do you do with one? Would you be insulted if someone called you a higgler? Would you want someone to give you a basilicon? What does it mean when a canoe flacks? Would you eat wapato? Familiar to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, these words were penned by expedition members in their journals but are not commonly spoken, written, or understood today.Now the Lewis and Clark Lexicon of Discovery is available to help modern readers better understand the language of two centuries ago. A special emphasis on pronunciation will be exceptionally valuable to historical re-enactors. The result of five years of research on the history, people, and physical world of the expedition, this new reference work features over 1,100 entries and more than 2,000 illustrative quotations, as well as considerable background material on the English (and other languages) of the expedition.
Full Product Details
Author: Alan H. Hartley
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Imprint: Washington State University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9780874222791
ISBN 10: 0874222796
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 14 December 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Spiral bound
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""A book of great value for nonscholars interested in history, those who love language and those who just enjoy a good read."" --Statesman Review ""A fascinating book, and absolutely essential for anyone interested in the history of America and the American language."" --Erin McKean, Editor in Chief, Oxford University Press, and Editor, Verbatim: The Language Quarterly ""An important contribution to the body of scholarly work about the epic Lewis and Clark expedition. By focusing on the language and words themselves in the journals, this lexicon deals with an aspect of the expedition that has been largely overlooked by other scholars and writers. Alan Hartley's lexicon is both a valuable reference book and an interesting read."" --Lawrence J. Sommer, Director, Nebraska State Historical Society ""No one who reads Hartley's Lexicon of Discovery can ever read the journals quite the same way again."" --We Proceeded On ""The Lexicon is a nifty complement to The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, ed. by Gary Moulton...That the work is fun to browse testifies to the author's success."" --CHOICE
Lewis and Clark Lexicon of Discovery is an important contribution to the body of scholarly work about the epic Lewis and Clark expedition. By focusing on the language and words themselves in the journals, this lexicon deals with an aspect of the expedition that has been largely overlooked by other scholars and writers. Alan Hartley's lexicon is both a valuable reference book and an interesting read.
Author Information
Alan H. Hartley is an independent lexicographer and contributor to several Oxford dictionaries.
