The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

This dictionary is a treasury of the American frontier west of the 100th Meridian, & contains 5,000 terms & expressions essential to an understanding of the real West which is more amazing, outlandish, romantic, extravagant & fascinating than the myth. Among the thousands of carefully researched definitions, the reader will find the meaning of Ôbuck nun' & to Ôride circle;' as well as American Indian words such as Ôsun dance', Ôkachina' & Ômedicine pipe'. This book is essential for anyone with an interest in the American West, in its history, facts & fables, idioms & mores.Blevins, Winfred is the author of 'The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West', published 1993 under ISBN 9780756753047 and ISBN 075675304X.