from Houghton Mifflin (October 1, 1997)
9780395860205 |
details & prices | 308 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Offers a chronological history of famous American words and expressions, such as hot dog, bayou, bogus, and cafeteria
from Diane Pub Co (March 1, 1997)
9780788192548 |
details & prices | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $18.00
About: This unique and fascinating history of this country's language, chronicles, year by year, the contributions which have been made to the vocabulary of English and the words which have been embraced as the nation has evolved.