The Reivers , 26 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2016-02-07 10:21
Text: 
The Reivers
Location: 
Mr. Buffaloe|Bullock's House in The Reivers (Location)
Page Number: 
26
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
Grandfather's was not even the first automobile
Page Event Ends: 
28
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Mr. Bullock
Boon Hogganbeck
Maury Priest
Unnamed Car Owner
Characters Mentioned: 
Grandfather Lucius Priest
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, January 1, 1903 to Thursday, December 31, 1903
Summary: 

Lucius tells the story of Boon and the "first automobile" to be seen in Jefferson (26). The car spends two weeks in Mr. Bullock's "horse- or cow-barn" (which thus becomes the first garage in Jefferson), after rain renders the roads impassable (27).

Chronological Order: 
32.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Cars, Infatuation, Historical_Change, Gun, Roads
Environment:
Place›Barn | Weather›Rain
Actions:
Movement›Car | Violent›Threatening
Cultural Issues:
Progress›Cars | Progress›Electrification
Themes and Motifs:
Objects›Car | Objects›Pistol
Aesthetics:
Description›Character portrait | Recurring Episodes›Jefferson's first car

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