I've decided to give away my book by posting it online.

[kag]

In 2009 I self-published U.S. State Names: The Stories of How Our States Were Named, which had been a labor of love for almost 12 years. Each chapter tells the story (not just the dictionary definition) of where the name comes from, how it came to label one of the states, and who got to decide.

For ten years I have done private sales of the hard copy (of which there are still many available), but decided recently to post the whole thing online. My reasons are many and varied, but chief among them is that I want the information out there. I did the research and wrote each chapter because I wanted to know, and I wanted others to know. So this is my attempt to give it wider exposure, and to make it available to everyone, not just those who buy the book.

So with that, here’s the link:

http://www.mountainstormpress.com

There are only three chapters up so far, but I”m working on getting the others up as fast as I can. It takes some time to format it all appropriately, and I’m also using the occasion to fix typos and errors that made it into the hard copy.

I hope you enjoy it, and any mentions to friends and family who might be interested are greatly appreciated.