When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary References
- Life of Jesse James, a dime novel (1.1.2)
- Johann David Wyss, The Swiss Family Robinson (1.9.8)
- Virgil, Georgics (epigraph, 3.2.2)
- Virgil, The Aeneid (3.2.3)
- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (1.14.26)
- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac (2.11.3)
- Dante, The Divine Comedy (3.1.7)
- Dion Boucicault, Rip Van Winkle (3.3.1)
- Alexandre Dumas, La Dame aux Camélias (3.3.1)
- Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (3.3.3)
- Bronson Howard, Shenandoah (3.3.1)
Religious and Mythological References
- Exodus (1.6.5)
- Joseph Holt Ingraham, The Prince of the House of David (1.13.12)
- Luke (1.14.31)
- Charles Wesley, "Jesus, lover of my soul"(1.16.12)
- Samson (2.7.12)
- John Wycliffe (the character of Wycliffe "Wick" Cutter)
- Tithonus (3.1.6)
Historical References
- The Suffrage Movement (Intoduction.3)
- William Ewart Gladstone (1.13.13)
- Brigham Young (1.13.13)
- Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (2.14.45)
- The Alaskan Gold Rush (4.1.8)
Musical, Theatrical, Cultural References
- "For I am a Cowboy and I Know I've Done Wrong" (1.9.10)
- " Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" (1.9.10)
- The Swedish Wedding March (2.3.10)
- "Over the River, Charley" (2.4.1)
- Friederich Flotow, Martha (2.6.5)
- Vincezo Bellini, Norma (2.6.5)
- Giuseppi Verdi, Rigoletto (2.6.5)
- "The Old Oaken Bucket" (2.6.21)
- Edwin Booth (2.7.6)
- Lawrence Barrett (2.7.6)
- Mary Anderson (2.7.6)
- Stephen Foster, "My Old Kentucky Home" (2.7.11)
- "Home, Sweet Home" (2.8.6)
- Joseph Jefferson (3.3.1)
- Reginald De Koven, Robin Hood (3.3.1)
- James O'Neil