Allusions To Actual History
It has been argued that the story might have been prompted by the collapse of the Quebec bridge on August 29, 1907.
Read more about this topic: Alexander's Bridge
Famous quotes containing the words actual and/or history:
“Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Both place and time were changed, and I dwelt nearer to those parts of the universe and to those eras in history which had most attracted me.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)