article on the name "America"

Stephen Goranson goranson at DUKE.EDU
Wed Jul 14 11:47:59 UTC 2010


"How America got its name: The surprising story of an obscure scholar, an adventurer’s letter, and a pun" by Toby Lester, Boston Globe July 4, 2010:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/04/where_america_really_came_from/?page=full

Stephen

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