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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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Western Words: A Dictionary of the Old West

by Ramon Adams

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Western Words has 5,000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. Within the cowman's figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor and strength-unique, original, full-flavored. With his usually limited education he squeezes the juice from language, molds it to suit his needs, and is a genius at making a verb out of anything. He 'don't have to fish 'round for no decorated language to make his meanin' clear, ' and has little patience with the man who 'spouts words that run eight to the pound.' Perhaps the strength and originality in his speech are due to the solitude, the nearness of the stars, the bigness of the country, and the far horizons-all of which give him a chance to think clearly and go into the depths of his own mind. Wide spaces 'don't breed chatterboxes.' On his long and lonely rides, he is not forced to listen to the scandal and idle gossip that dwarf a man's mind. Quite frequently he has no one to talk to but a horse... -from the author's Introduction
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ISBN:
9780781805902
Author:
Adams, Ramon
Publisher:
Hippocrene Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Dictionaries
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Terms and phrases
Subject:
Cowboys
Subject:
Americanisms
Subject:
West
Subject:
Dictionaries - General
Subject:
Reference - Dictionaries
Edition Number:
Hippocrene pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
12237
Publication Date:
19971131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
212
Dimensions:
8.49x5.41x.52 in. .63 lbs.
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