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Revision as of 14:11, 5 February 2007
- Please keep these annotations SPOILER-FREE by not revealing information from later pages in the novel.
Contents
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Sample entry
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L.A.H.D.I.D.A
la-di-da: pretentious
Their foolish music is about to stop
Vibe using the same image as Professor Sleepcoat.
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perfect ten-acre mesh
Mutilation of the land by imposition of straight lines on it.
telpherage
Cars suspended from overhead cables, or the system of cables.
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Mother Jones
Mary Harris Jones (1830-1930), labor organizer and advocate. A speech she made in Trinidad climaxed with: "Rise up and strike . . . strike until the last one of you drop into your graves. We are going to stand together and never surrender. Boys, always remember you ain't got a damn thing if you ain't got a union!"
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John Chase . . . General
Commanding state militia in the coal war; here is a summary of atrocities committed by his force.
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an inestimable edge both tactical and psychological
The military, acting on behalf of the plutocrats, use a less-advanced form of the Interdikt weapon: light.
darkness . . . compassion
Respite from the attack.
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the Baldwin-Felts "detective" agency
Run from Bluefield, West Virginia, the company acted outside the law on behalf of industrialists until federal law banned the use of such private armies. Significantly, its records were destroyed when the agency went out of business in 1930.
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the 29 Luglio Saloon
Italian: July 29th.
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Balkan folks . . . their Easter or somethin
In 1914, Orthodox Easter fell on April 19 in the western calendar. Chase's final attack began the morning of the 20th.
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mercenaries called themselves "the American Legion"
Not that American Legion. These soldiers of fortune enlisted under Pancho Villa. This web site has numerous pictures of them.
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Annotation Index
| Part One: The Light Over the Ranges |
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| Part Two: Iceland Spar |
119-148, 149-170, 171-198, 199-218, 219-242, 243-272, 273-295, 296-317, 318-335, 336-357, 358-373, 374-396, 397-428 |
| Part Three: Bilocations |
429-459, 460-488, 489-524, 525-556, 557-587, 588-614, 615-643, 644-677, 678-694 |
| Part Four: Against the Day |
695-723, 724-747, 748-767, 768-791, 792-820, 821-848, 849-863, 864-891, 892-918, 919-945, 946-975, 976-999, 1000-1017, 1018-1039, 1040-1062 |
| Part Five: Rue du Départ |
