An edition of By Any Other Name: An Informative and Entertaining Look at How Hundreds of People, Places and Things Got Their Names
(1994)
By Any Other Name
An Informative and Entertaining Look at How Hundreds of People, Places and Things Got Their Names
1st ed.
by Michael D. Shook
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Why is New York called the Big Apple and Chicago called the Windy City? What famous comedienne once went by Dianne Belmont? How did Baby Ruth, Alka-Seltzer, Tootsie Roll, and the Hula Hoop get their names?
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By Any Other Name: An Informative and Entertaining Look at How Hundreds of People, Places and Things Got Their Names
1994, Prentice Hall General Reference
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0671864750 9780671864750
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