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This work explores the lexical richness of over 100 world languages and proposes solutions for instances of imperfect equivalence between them.
"Sketch of the Seminole War" is an informative first-hand account of the early stages of the Second Seminole War, told by a young South Carolina volunteer serving in Winfield Scott's campaign of early 1836. William Wragg Smith was a keen observer, not only of the war, but of the world around him. Besides giving a detailed account of his own participation in the war, Smith explains the causes of the war as seen from the perspective of a Southern Planter. Scientifically inclined, Smith also took notes on the flora and fauna of Florida, and was able to compile an extensive vocabulary of Seminole words and phrases. For students of the Seminole Wars, this book is a must-have.Long out of print, th...
Rufus McLelland (1822-1901) moved from North Carolina to Murray County, Georgia during or before 1850, to Oregon County, Missouri in 1851, and to West Plains, Missouri in 1885. He married three times (once in North Carolina, twice in Missouri. Descendants lived in Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. Ancestors lived in North Carolina, and possibly in Scotland.
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The natural and cultural history of an iconic plant The palmetto, also known as the cabbage palm or Sabal palmetto, is an iconic part of the southeastern American landscape and the state tree of Florida and South Carolina. In The Palmetto Book, Jono Miller offers surprising facts and dispels common myths about an important native plant that remains largely misunderstood. Miller answers basic questions such as: Are palms trees? Where did they grow historically? When should palmettos be pruned? What is swamp cabbage and how do you prepare it? Did Winslow Homer’s watercolors of palmettos inadvertently document rising sea level? How can these plants be both flammable and fireproof? Based on hi...