The naming (and misnaming) of America
National Wildlife
By: Mark Wexler
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Abstract
Jim Jam Ridge winds for several hundred feet a long a spectacular section of the High Sierra, near the heart of northern California's Mother Lode country. According to local historians, its name dates back to a night in the late 1800s when a drunk prospector rolled into a campfire, exploding a handful of rifle shells in his pocket. The fatal incident left his two partners with a severe case of the "jim jams" a common term in those days for the "shakes" and that's how the name took hold.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The naming (and misnaming) of America |
| Series title | National Wildlife |
| Edition | Reprint from: National Wildlife, Aug-Sept. 1978. |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | 11 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | National Wildlife |
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