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| Hometown Revelations - How America's cities, towns, and states acquired their names | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Usler
Publisher: DM Enterprises Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $8.95
Buy New: $7.79
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 30689
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0978698703
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780978698706
ASIN: 0978698703
Publication Date: September 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
In Hometown Revelations, you will find out how America's cities, towns, and states acquired their names. Most of the major U.S. cities are included but you will find answers why they named their town Peculiar, Happy or even Monkeys Eyebrow! In addition, you will learn how the states aquired their names. Not everybody's hometown may be included but the clues and mysteries revealed of other communities may lead you to your own revelation!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Trivial and focused on Missouri and Kansas, but entertaining July 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a pretty fun book to read while on road trips or looking at maps. My biggest complaint is that the book is probably 70% focused on Missouri and Kansas. I personally try to avoid driving across both of them, so the road trip value is minimal to me. The history is pretty interesting though, and the state section is great. Overall, this is a fun book for trivial knowledge- it would be of particular interest to someone who enjoys cartography and US History.
Monkey's Eyebrow June 24, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's an interesting book. There are several stories about how Monkey's Eyebrow, Ky., got its name. The one in the book isn't my favorite. Find out more about Monkey's Eyebrow at http://monkeyseyebrow.org
 Fun Trivia for your next road trip! November 17, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I always wondered how that town got that funny or unusual name. A great book for your trivia friend or for the next time you take a road trip. There is a lot of interesting and humorous stories in this book.
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