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The composition of Indian geographical names, illustrated from the Algonkin languages

by James Hammond Trumbull, J. Hammond (James Hammond) Trumbull, J. Trumbull

This is a place naming book that is quite helpful in deciphering the meaning of names in Southern New England. The author compares prefixes and suffixes across several languages.

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