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Characters in this exact text
General Hickory JacksonAndrew Jackson — historical American general/president invoked in the sourceOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 366Big NoseBig Nose — Minnetaree chiefOn Page22 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 366BillBill Bearfield — Boone Bearfield's brotherOn Pagefirst: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 365–384Biting HorseBiting Horse — Sioux chiefOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 371Boone BearfieldBoone Bearfield — 1814 narrator and Pike Bearfield's grandfatherOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 381Fat BearFat Bear — tribal Character in While the Smoke RolledOn Page25 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 369Great-uncle Esau BearfieldGreat-uncle Esau Bearfield — Boone Bearfield's great-uncle, mentionedMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 379JoelJoel Bearfield — Boone Bearfield's brotherOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 366JohnJohn Bearfield — Boone Bearfield's brotherOn Pagefirst: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 365–384Joshua HumphreyJoshua Humphrey — Boone Bearfield's companionOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 367King GeorgeKing George III — historical British monarch invoked in the sourceMentionedfirst: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 365–384Old ShingisOld Shingis — While the Smoke Rolled supporting CharacterOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 376Peter BearfieldPeter Bearfield — Boone Bearfield's father and addresseeOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 366Pike BearfieldPike Bearfield — Wolf Mountain/Lazy Fishook protagonistOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 365Sir Wilmot PembrokeSir Wilmot Pembroke — British officer in While the Smoke RolledOn Page21 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 365Spotted HawkSpotted Hawk — Crow chiefOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 372Striped ThunderStriped Thunder — Sac medicine manOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 377W. N. WilkinsonW. N. Wilkinson — historian whose book frames While the Smoke RolledOn Pagefirst: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 365–384
Surviving manuscript evidence
The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.
Draft 5 — surviving Howard carbon copyHoward carbon copy
Extent23 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 23 pages / 23 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 63615–63637
Carbon copy of Robert E. Howard typescript material.
Manuscript details
Later title additionThe spreadsheet records that the title was added to the carbon copy.Typescript titleWhile the Smoke Rolled
Additional documentary notes
- Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving carbon copy. (witness level)
- Paper Stock: The spreadsheet records yellow paper for this carbon copy. (witness level)
- Source Finality Note: The spreadsheet characterizes this witness as final; this is preserved as source evidence only and is not treated as automatic textual authority. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · While Smoke Rolled (d5) · TSS 63615–63637 · spreadsheet rows 19231–19253