Chapter 11 - Allusions

Confederate Army: the Southern army in the Civil War.

CSA: Confederate States of America - the Southern side of the Civil War.

Dixie Howell: Millard "Dixie" Howell was a popular University of Alabama football player during the 1930s.

Ivanhoe: a novel written in 1819 by Sir Walter Scott set in the Middle Ages during the time of the Crusades. Got some free time? Read the novel online!

Sir Walter Scott: author of Ivanhoe . Find out more about Sir Walter Scott.

Chapter 12 - Allusions

Blackstone's Commentaries : One of the most important books ever written on British law. See the title page of this book.

Bootleggers: people who make and/or sell illegal liquor.

bread lines: During the Great Depression, thousands of people relied on charitable organizations for meals and would line up for simple meals often of bread and soup. See a picture of a bread line.

Brown's Mule: a brand of chewing tobacco. See an original advertising display of Brown's Mule.

castile: a type of soap, originally made in Spain

Garden of Gethsemane: the place where Jesus went to pray on the night before his crucifixion. See a painting of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Hoyt's Cologne: a strong, lasting cologne, originally made in Germany and popular during the first part of the 20th century. See an advertisement for Hoyt's Cologne.

Hunt's The Light of the World : a well-known painting of Jesus Christ. See The Light of the World .

Octagon soap: a very harsh, strong soap. See an advertisement for Octagon soap.

Shadrach: One of the three men whom King Nebuchadnezzar threw into a blazing furnace, as told in Daniel 3 of the Bible. Because of their faith in God, all three men escaped unharmed.

sit-down strikes: During the Great Depression, sit-down strikes became a real force in labor relations in the United States. Unlike "regular" strikes, workers in a sit-down strike would literally "sit down on the job;" that is, they would refuse to leave the building until their demands were met. One of the most famous sit-down strikes of this era was the Flint sit-down strike at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan. See a picture from that strike.