Posted by Mike Shaffer on May 11, 2000 at 10:00:06:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Ideas posted by Ron Choquette on May 11, 2000 at 04:12:22:
I believe your correct in stating that DAYBREAKERS began in the 1860's, but I believer the date was closer to 1869 than 1864. I couldn't find the reference to the date, but it was some time after the civil war. The bulk of the novel, however, took place in the 1870 to 1872 range, according to LL. The novel spanned about 5 years if I'm not mistaken. I checked the SACKETT COMPANION and LL makes no reference there to other siblings, so I believe that Tell was the oldest, but since Tyrell was the middle son, he would have older brothers in Orren and Tell.
Actually, in the SACKETT COMPANION, LL lists the time frame for each of the Sackett novels, although Beau has said he thought by events that in a couple of the stories LL may have been off, but that generally they took place between 1870 and 1890. The other novels are less clear, but you're right it is fun to search for clues. LL, however, usually wrote from memory, and while he was pretty good in that regard there may have been a red herring or two...and sometimes I think LL did things just to amuse himself. He often used weapons or other items from a different decade or even century, but with the belief that things may have existed for many years before they were perfected or before they became well-known or produced in volume. The Ferguson rifle would be an example, as would the simitar in THE WALKING DRUM.
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