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DRAMATIS PERSONAE
American Characters
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: U.S. secretary of state; candidate for president in the 1824 election. ADAM BEATTY: Adviser to Henry Clay. JACOB BROWN: Major general, commander of the U.S. Army. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT: American poet and newspaper reporter. JOHN C. CALHOUN: U.S. senator from South Carolina; candidate for president in the 1824 election. JULIA CHINN: Mulatto wife of Kentucky senator Richard M. Johnson; the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law. HENRY CLAY: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; candidate for president in the 1824 election. JOHN COFFEE: A close friend and associate of Andrew Jackson. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD: U.S. secretary of the treasury; candidate for president in the 1824 election. ROBERT CRITTENDEN: Leader of the expedition to seize the Delta from Arkansas; scion of a prominent political family in Kentucky. EDMUND GAINES: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; one of Jacob Brown’s two top subordinate officers. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: Retired U.S. Army officer. ANDREW JACKSON HOUSTON: Son of Sam and Maria Hester Houston. MARIA HESTER HOUSTON: Wife of Sam Houston; daughter of James Monroe. SAM HOUSTON: Special commissioner for Indian Affairs in the Monroe administration; adopted son of Cherokee chief John Jolly; his Cherokee name is Colonneh, which means “The Raven.” ANDREW JACKSON: Senator from Tennessee; candidate for president in the 1824 election. THOMAS JESUP: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; quartermaster general for U.S. Army. ADALINE JOHNSON: Daughter of Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn; twin to Imogene. IMOGENE JOHNSON: Daughter of Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn; twin to Adaline. RICHARD M. JOHNSON: Senator from Kentucky; married to Julia Chinn, although the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law. JOSIAH JOHNSTON: Adviser to Henry Clay. JAMES MONROE: President of the United States, 1816–1825. PETER PORTER: Adviser to Henry Clay. SCOTT POWERS: Adventurer; partner of Ray Thompson. WINFIELD SCOTT: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; Brown’s other top subordinate officer. ZACHARY TAYLOR: Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army. RAY THOMPSON: Adventurer; partner of Scott Powers. MARTIN VAN BUREN: U.S. senator from New York; known as the Little Magician.
Arkansas Characters
CHARLES BALL: General, Arkansas Army. JOHN BROWN: Abolitionist; a tanner from Ohio who moves to Arkansas. SALMON BROWN: Abolitionist; brother of John Brown. HENRY CROWELL: Banker and entrepreneur. PATRICK DRISCOL: Principal chief, Arkansas Chiefdom. Also known as the Laird of Arkansas. TIANA DRISCOL: Formerly Tiana Rogers; niece of Cherokee chief John Jolly; leader of the Arkansas Women’s Council. MARIE LAVEAU: Former New Orleans voudou queen; now married to Charles Ball. ANTHONY MCPARLAND: Captain, Arkansas Army. CALLENDER MCPARLAND: Soldier, Arkansas Army; cousin of Anthony McParland. SHEFFIELD PARKER: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier and then officer in the Arkansas Army. HENRY SHREVE: Steamboat designer and entrepreneur; business partner with Patrick Driscol and Henry Crowell. UNCLE JEM: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier in the Arkansas Army; uncle of Sheffield Parker.
Confederate Characters
DUWALI: Cherokee chief; also known as Chief Bowles or The Bowl. PUSHMATAHA: Principal chief of the Choctaws. JOHN RIDGE: Co-owner, with Buck Watie, of a major newspaper in the Confederacy; later an officer in the Arkansas Army; son of Major Ridge. MAJOR RIDGE: A major Cherokee chief; father of John Ridge; uncle of Buck Watie. JOHN ROSS: A major Cherokee chief. BUCK WATIE: Co-owner, with John Ridge, of a major newspaper in the Confederacy; later an officer in the Arkansas Army; nephew of Major Ridge.
British Characters
THOMAS CLARKSON: A leader of the British antislavery movement. DAVID ROSS: Son of Robert Ross. ELIZA ROSS: Wife of Robert Ross. ROBERT ROSS: Former major general, British army; active in the antislavery movement. WILLIAM WILBERFORCE: Member of Parliament; a leader of the British antislavery movement.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
American Characters
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: U.S. secretary of state; candidate for president in the 1824 election. ADAM BEATTY: Adviser to Henry Clay. JACOB BROWN: Major general, commander of the U.S. Army. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT: American poet and newspaper reporter. JOHN C. CALHOUN: U.S. senator from South Carolina; candidate for president in the 1824 election. JULIA CHINN: Mulatto wife of Kentucky senator Richard M. Johnson; the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law. HENRY CLAY: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; candidate for president in the 1824 election. JOHN COFFEE: A close friend and associate of Andrew Jackson. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD: U.S. secretary of the treasury; candidate for president in the 1824 election. ROBERT CRITTENDEN: Leader of the expedition to seize the Delta from Arkansas; scion of a prominent political family in Kentucky. EDMUND GAINES: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; one of Jacob Brown’s two top subordinate officers. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: Retired U.S. Army officer. ANDREW JACKSON HOUSTON: Son of Sam and Maria Hester Houston. MARIA HESTER HOUSTON: Wife of Sam Houston; daughter of James Monroe. SAM HOUSTON: Special commissioner for Indian Affairs in the Monroe administration; adopted son of Cherokee chief John Jolly; his Cherokee name is Colonneh, which means “The Raven.” ANDREW JACKSON: Senator from Tennessee; candidate for president in the 1824 election. THOMAS JESUP: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; quartermaster general for U.S. Army. ADALINE JOHNSON: Daughter of Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn; twin to Imogene. IMOGENE JOHNSON: Daughter of Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn; twin to Adaline. RICHARD M. JOHNSON: Senator from Kentucky; married to Julia Chinn, although the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law. JOSIAH JOHNSTON: Adviser to Henry Clay. JAMES MONROE: President of the United States, 1816–1825. PETER PORTER: Adviser to Henry Clay. SCOTT POWERS: Adventurer; partner of Ray Thompson. WINFIELD SCOTT: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; Brown’s other top subordinate officer. ZACHARY TAYLOR: Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army. RAY THOMPSON: Adventurer; partner of Scott Powers. MARTIN VAN BUREN: U.S. senator from New York; known as the Little Magician.
Arkansas Characters
CHARLES BALL: General, Arkansas Army. JOHN BROWN: Abolitionist; a tanner from Ohio who moves to Arkansas. SALMON BROWN: Abolitionist; brother of John Brown. HENRY CROWELL: Banker and entrepreneur. PATRICK DRISCOL: Principal chief, Arkansas Chiefdom. Also known as the Laird of Arkansas. TIANA DRISCOL: Formerly Tiana Rogers; niece of Cherokee chief John Jolly; leader of the Arkansas Women’s Council. MARIE LAVEAU: Former New Orleans voudou queen; now married to Charles Ball. ANTHONY MCPARLAND: Captain, Arkansas Army. CALLENDER MCPARLAND: Soldier, Arkansas Army; cousin of Anthony McParland. SHEFFIELD PARKER: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier and then officer in the Arkansas Army. HENRY SHREVE: Steamboat designer and entrepreneur; business partner with Patrick Driscol and Henry Crowell. UNCLE JEM: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier in the Arkansas Army; uncle of Sheffield Parker.
Confederate Characters
DUWALI: Cherokee chief; also known as Chief Bowles or The Bowl. PUSHMATAHA: Principal chief of the Choctaws. JOHN RIDGE: Co-owner, with Buck Watie, of a major newspaper in the Confederacy; later an officer in the Arkansas Army; son of Major Ridge. MAJOR RIDGE: A major Cherokee chief; father of John Ridge; uncle of Buck Watie. JOHN ROSS: A major Cherokee chief. BUCK WATIE: Co-owner, with John Ridge, of a major newspaper in the Confederacy; later an officer in the Arkansas Army; nephew of Major Ridge.
British Characters
THOMAS CLARKSON: A leader of the British antislavery movement. DAVID ROSS: Son of Robert Ross. ELIZA ROSS: Wife of Robert Ross. ROBERT ROSS: Former major general, British army; active in the antislavery movement. WILLIAM WILBERFORCE: Member of Parliament; a leader of the British antislavery movement. |
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