Allusions To Actual History
- Historical figures such as Napoleon III, George Washington, William H. Prescott, Robert G. Ingersoll, Julius Caesar, and Cato the Younger are mentioned.
- Lars Larsen's parents are said to have moved from Sweden to Kansas thanks to the Homestead Act.
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