Stewart, George Rippey 1895-1980

American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
8 editions published between 1970 and 1985 in English and held by 2,435 libraries worldwide
This work includes three categories of place-name information: well-known places; repeated names which appear in many localities; and unusual names. Following each of the 12,000 entries is the name derivation, the state where pertinent and explication with historical, geographical and/or folk interpretations.

American given names : their origin and history in the context of the English language by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
9 editions published between 1979 and 1986 in English and held by 2,179 libraries worldwide
Places all the more common names in their historical and linguistic context, discussing each name's etymology and usage through history.

Ordeal by hunger; the story of the Donner Party by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
36 editions published between 1936 and 2006 in English and held by 2,163 libraries worldwide
The true story of the hardships encountered by the Donner Party on their 1846 overland trip to California.

Names on the land : a historical account of place-naming in the United States by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
21 editions published between 1945 and 2008 in English and held by 2,043 libraries worldwide

The California Trail : an epic with many heroes by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
15 editions published between 1962 and 1983 in English and held by 1,709 libraries worldwide
"Beginning in 1844, hundreds of settlers, adventurers, prospectors, and speculators formed a path to the west coast, a path that was soon called the California Trail. This is the true account of that Trail, in terms of the people who made it--their reasons for going west, their modes of travel, their hardships and successes."

Storm by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
59 editions published between 1900 and 2003 in 13 languages and held by 1,584 libraries worldwide
A story in which the main character is a storm that sweeps across the Pacific Ocean and then spreads its fury along the California coast.

Earth abides by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
53 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,493 libraries worldwide
The award-winning futuristic classic of the world ravaged by plague and struggling with hope.

Pickett's charge; a microhistory of the final attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863 by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
11 editions published between 1959 and 1991 in English and held by 1,166 libraries worldwide

Not so rich as you think by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
8 editions published between 1967 and 1974 in English and Japanese and held by 1,063 libraries worldwide

Fire, a novel by George Rippey Stewart ( Book )
31 editions published between 1948 and 1984 in 11 languages and held by 1,058 libraries worldwide