"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.

This is the new "pocket" version of the classic California Place Names, first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde's monumental work, which went thro

This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or as geographical features of the state, and those that demand attention