Handbook of Geographical Nicknames

New in Paper! Can you identify the _Bride of the Adriatic_?, the _Home of Bock Beer_?, the _Eye of Greece_?, the _Home of the Great Bed_?, the _Sick Man of Europe_? These nicknames and many others-appellations of countries, cities, mountains, rivers, capes and places of historical interest- are identified in Harold Sharp's concise but thorough volume.Arranged in one alphabetical listing, the book includes nicknames cross-referenced to the official name of each unit, shown as a main entry. Previously published in cloth [0-8108-1280-0]Sharp, Harold S. is the author of 'Handbook of Geographical Nicknames' with ISBN 9780810812802 and ISBN 0810812800.