When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1.6.38)
Historical References
- George Drouillard (1.2.31-39, referenced throughout)
- Lewis and Clark (1.2.35, referenced throughout)
- Jean Lafitte (1.2.44, referenced throughout)
- Manuel Lisa (1.4.29, referenced throughout)
- John Jacob Astor (1.4.29)
- John Colter (1.6.37)
- Auguste and Jean-Pierre Chouteau (1.6.37)
- Sir Edward Pakenham (1.7.29)
- Andrew Jackson (1.7.29)
- James Madison (1.7.29, 55)
- William Clark (1.7.87)