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How many people were in Alvin's family? - There were 11 children, 8 boys and 3 girls. Including the
parents, there were 13 members
What did his father do for a living and how much did he make a day? - His father was a blacksmith,
although he loved to hunt. Money was scarce during this time so his father made it more than about
$.50 a day
How far did Alvin's education go? - He went to school about three weeks year for five years. He had
about an education of a second-grader. They were too poor to get a proper education
What is the one book he read at age 20? - The life of Frank and Jesse James
What is Hickory tea? - His father would give them Hickory tea when they ran off the plate instead of
working. Security was another name for a PT
Describe Alvin's family's clothing - Their families clothes were very poor. When Alvin first went to school,
he wore a home made dress. When he got older, his mother got clothes from the neighbors that were
old. They didn't have any clothes to keep warm in the winter, and the shoes the father made were hard
and hurt their feet peeling the skin off
What was the big event that changed Alvin's life? - His father died of typhoid fever. Although Alvin was
young, he had to go work with the men to support his family
Why did Alvin go hog wild? - After his father died, he went to pieces
Why did he compare the place he lived two Sodom and Gomorrah? - There were so many wrong things
to do then right things to do. It was a bigger place, but Killingsworth plenty. It was a tough place, and
there were drinking checks everywhere
, Where was the progression of sin leading him? - It was going from bad to worse. He got drunk every
week, and got into many fights. He also ended up in jail a few times.
At the end of chapter 2, the remarks on how he felt about those days; how did he feel and why do you
think he felt this way? - Alvin is very ashamed of those days, and doesn't post about them. I think it's
because he knew someone could've gotten seriously hurt, and knew that that lifestyle was pointless and
terrible
What does he mean by, if you ever let life get the jump on you, you have to keep hiking to catch up with
it again? - He's trying to overcome not having a proper education. He has to work hard to overcome that
Why does someone without an education supper? - Without an education, it's hard to get employed
which means it would be difficult to live. People with better education's usually get the better paying
jobs. People have a better chance at life with a proper education.
What valuable records do the people of Tennessee have? - They have valuable records of stories passed
down from father to son. The stories were a part of who they were and they were real story tellers
Who first arrived as settlers in Yorks area of Tennessee? - The fighting Scotch Irish were the first to
arrive at settlers in Yorks area of Tennessee. They came from borders of Scotland in north of Ireland. The
Huguenots from France arrived after.
He describes these people as sticking out until it's done; what does he mean? - He describes the
Tennessee sharpshooters as this because they never give in until the battle is won. This is why they were
Andrew Jackson's favorite trips. They were the fightest men
Wow many things change, what do they (the people of Tenn.) hang on to? - They still hang onto the old
pioneer's love of political and religious liberty. They haven't much use for rituals in prayer books.
Natcherly - York's way of saying naturally
Why are guns so important to Alvin and his world? - Guns made it easy to get food, and hunting was a
fun sport for them. Most mountain men grew up with rifles because of how important they were to
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