TY  - BOOK
AU  - Markun,Leo
AU  - Haldeman-Julius,E.
TI  - A dictionary of geographical names
T2  - Little blue book ; no. 1259
AV  - G 
PY  - 2026///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Geography -- Dictionaries
N1  - Release date is 2026-03-12; Alan, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; Girard: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1927
N2  - A dictionary of geographical names by Leo Markun and E. Haldeman-Julius is a concise reference gazetteer compiled in the early 20th century. It presents an alphabetical guide to world place-names, identifying locations and their significance while noting alternative forms and historical associations.

Arranged from Aachen to Zurich, the entries cover continents, countries, provinces, cities, islands, rivers, seas, and mountain ranges. Each item provides brief, telegraphic facts—capital status, trade importance, geographic position—along with classical and foreign-language variants, cross-references, and snapshots of historical context, from Homeric sites and biblical towns to notable battlefields and colonial outposts. The book frequently flags post–World War I changes (free cities, protectorates, mandates, and new borders) and clarifies disputed regions and renamed places. Its tone is brisk and occasionally sardonic, mixing clear definitions with wry asides. Overall it functions as a quick-reading gazetteer and mini-encyclopedia of place-names, linking geography to history and nomenclature in compact notes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78196
ER  -