Book on origin of the term "hot dog"--Query on potential interest

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Cohen, Gerald Leonard wrote:

> This is a request to see how many ads-l members would be interested in
> purchasing (or asking a library to purchase) the volume _Origin of the
> Term "Hot Dog"_ (303 pp.), which is currently in the proofreading stage.
> I've prepared the manuscript, but Barry Popik and OED consultant David
> Shulman are listed as authors too because of their important
> contributions to the study. (3/4 of the material in the book was
> ferreted out by Barry).

I'll purchase a copy and donate it to the Yale library to make sure Yale's
role in the "hot dog" story is memorialized.

Fred Shapiro


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