Homelands (Fables) - Americana

Americana

Another land of interest is Americana, the Fable version of America, appearing mainly in the Jack of Fables series.

Large areas in Americana include:

• The Colonies - The states of New England.
• Antebellum - The South.
• Lone Star - The state of Texas.
• Steamboat - The Mississippi River area.
• Gangland - The Chicago area during the 1920s.
• The Frontier - covering Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.
• Idyll - The Appalachian Mountains area during the 1950s.
• The West - covering the Rocky Mountains area.
• The Great White North - Canada and The Arctic.

Significant places in Americana are Big City and Salem located in the Colonies, Steamboat City located in Steamboat, Speakeasy located in Gangland, the Grand Canyon created by Paul Bunyan and unnamed cities in Lone Star, The Frontier and the Great White North. Kansas is referred to in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever and was the former home of Dorothy Gale

As could be expected from the Homelands, things are not so normal as they should be. The Idyll area seems to be populated entirely by zombies, all being loyal to the Bookburner (who is the head librarian of Americana, the library being located in Idyll), while the Great White North seems to represent how America views Canada and Alaska, as it is very clean, ice hockey being the biggest form of amusement and, according to Jack, having horrible bacon.

Untouched by The Adversary's forces, Americana possesses advanced technology compared with the conquered European worlds where the absence of modern arms is crucial to sustain the ruling system. Vehicles and appliances seen are cars from the 1920s, steamtrains, various firearms and even modern household appliances. Besides, the only known way to enter Americana is by dressing as a vagrant and jumping on a train.

It is also quite possible that other areas are near or on Americana that resemble ancient Mesoamerica or Latin America.