Words, Facts, and Phrases (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Dictionary of Curious, Quaint, and Out-Of-The-Way Matters
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What does the old American catchphrase “according to Gunter” mean? Where does the word “highfalutin” come from? Combing world literature for oddities not easily accessible to the general reader, the author offers a delightful A-Z compendium of quaint and curious lore, legend, fact, trivia, and history: a browser’s delight.
© 2011 Barnes & Noble (Ebook): 9781411461345
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Words, Facts, and Phrases (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Dictionary of Curious, Quaint, and Out-Of-The-Way Matters
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- Publisher
- Series
1 of 2840
- Language
- English
- Format
- Category
Non-Fiction
What does the old American catchphrase “according to Gunter” mean? Where does the word “highfalutin” come from? Combing world literature for oddities not easily accessible to the general reader, the author offers a delightful A-Z compendium of quaint and curious lore, legend, fact, trivia, and history: a browser’s delight.
© 2011 Barnes & Noble (Ebook): 9781411461345
Release date
Ebook: 18 October 2011
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