Description: Many surprises await the reader in this vast treasure trove of wit and wisdom. Collected here are popular proverbs on all aspects of American life: weather, agriculture, travel, money, business, food, neighbors, manners, and government. "Amazing. . . . Outstanding. . . . This is a mammoth work which offers a variety of resources for students of literature, history and rhetoric.--Review and Expositor.
Review Quotes: "Excellent."--Library Journal
"A very interesting work. Certainly, it will be of greatest use to researchers of language and folklore, but it lends itself to browsing as well."--RBB/Booklist"Fills an especially vital need in word study....A superb dictionary."--Reference Book Review"Exemplary and indispensable....Enjoyable and revealing."--Proverbium"Amazing....Outstanding....This is a mammoth work which offers a variety of resources for students of literature, history, and rhetoric. It is a valuable text, carefully researched and documented."--Review and Expositor