# Names on the Land

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- Book: [Names on the Land](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-r-stewart/names-on-the-land) ([Names on the Land.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-r-stewart/names-on-the-land.md))
- Authors: [George R. Stewart](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-r-stewart), [Matt Weiland](https://www.bookquiver.com/matt-weiland)
- Publisher: nyrb_classics
- ISBN: 978-15-9017-273-5
- Pages: 560
- Published: 2008-07-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

George R. Stewart’s classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nation’s peoples. More than half a century...