Watts, Peter       <br/><br/>
Dictionary of the old West 
 A dictionary of the old West 
Peter Christopher Watts 
 - New York  Alfred A. Knopf  1977 
 - xii, 399 p. 
<br/><br/> A fascinating dictionary of terms from the Wild West of 1850 to 1900 lists the origins and meanings of many currently used expressions and phrases, noting their frequent adaptations from original Mexican words 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780883940693 0883940698 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Southwest--Americanisms<br/>English Language -- Provincialisms -- The West<br/>English Language--19th Century<br/>Social Life and Customs--The West 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>427.9 Wat   43