Chapter 1 - Allusions

Andrew Jackson: 7th President of the United States (1829-1837). Find out more about Andrew Jackson.

Battle of Hastings: a decisive battle in the Norman Conquests of England in 1066. Find out more about the Battle of Hastings.

Cornwall: a country at the southwest tip of England. Find Cornwall on a map of the United Kingdom.

disturbance between the North and the South: The Civil War (1861-1865) Find out more about the Civil War.

Dracula: the 1931 film version of the famous vampire story. See a storyboard from the film.

flivver: another name for a Model-T Ford.

Jamaica: an island country in the West Indies, south of Cuba. See a map of Jamaica.

John Wesley: (1702-1791) Founder of the Methodist Church. See a picture of John Wesley.

Meridian, Mississippi: Meridian is a city in east Mississippi. Find it on a map of Mississippi.

Merlin: King Arthur's adviser, prophet and magician. See a picture of Merlin and a picture of Merlin with the baby Arthur.

Mobile: a city in southwest Alabama. Find Mobile on a map of Alabama.

no money to buy it with: an allusion to the Great Depression. Find out about the stock market crash that led to the Depression, and see a timeline for the Great Depression.

nothing to fear but fear itself: an allusion to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Inaugural Address. Read the speech.

Pensacola: a city in northwest Florida. Find Pensacola on a map of Florida.

Philadelphia: a city in southeast Pennsylvania. Find Philadelphia on a map of Pennsylvania.

stumphole whiskey: illegally made and sold whiskey that would be hidden in the holes of tree stumps.

Tuscaloosa: a city in central Alabama. Find Tuscaloosa on a map of Alabama.