“robert hendrickson”

From Albuquerque to Melbourne to Zanzibar, a lively tour of English usage around the world Is "What's up, Doc?" an appropriate response to a Scot who asks if you're wabbit? Is it logical to assume that a cowhand has been dipping into the loco weed when he tells you he's six feet above snakes? If an ... More

Praise for Robert Hendrickson's The Road to Appomattox "An almost novelistically easy narrative, punctuated by well-done portraits of major players (Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Sherman, Sheridan, etc.). . . . Hendrickson betters much other popular history of the subject."--Booklist "A lucid summary of this... More

Yankee Talk provides in-depth coverage of the different New England dialects and definitions of the popular phrases used.Yankee Talk provides in-depth coverage of the different New England dialects and definitions of the popular phrases used.... More

This complete guide covers many words and phrases often ignored in dictionaries--from "Axis of Evil" to "zoot suit riots.""From Axis of Evil to Zoot Suit Riots—a complete guide to the many words and phrases often ignored in dictionaries." Praise for the previous editions: A feast for phrase dete... More

From the literary to the bizarre, this encyclopedia features the origins of more than 9,000 words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, nicknames, historical expressions, and more.The Facts On File Writer's Library includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other indispensab... More

This work explores how the United Kingdom fell in the early 1800s, which led to dissention and planted the seeds of the war of American independence.... More

The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Third Edition contains definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. Anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including ... More