Caleb's Crossing

Book menu for Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

ISBN of edition I read:  9780670021048 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Caleb's Crossing :
Clams, 13
Scallops, 20
Chowder, 90
     Clam chowder, 21
Strawberries, 23
Blueberries, 23
Cranberries, 23-4
Venison, 25
Sea bass, 25
Wild currants, 35
Apples, 42
Lobster, 52
Huckleberries, 52
Corn cakes, 59
Seed cake, 61-2
Beer, 62
Cider, 72, 245
Bread and butter, 90, 92
Corn bread, 90, 92
Dried fruits and nuts, 90
Clabber, 96
Roasted cod and green beans, 148
Treacle pudding, 149
Raspberries, 149
Small beer, 107 156, 164
Bread and cheese, 176
Indian pudding, 250
Oatcakes, 291

Books/Authors mentioned in Caleb's Crossing :
Sententiae Pueriles, 14
The Bible
     Proverbs 31:verses 10-31, 17
     Matthew 21:26-, 159
New England's Prospect / William Wood, 37
Homer
     The Odyssey , 112, 239, 133, 139
Anne Bradstreet (poet), 158-9, 186, 227, 233
     "The tenth muse", 186
     "In Honour of the High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth", 187, 190
 Thomas Tully, 167, 190
Cicero, 197, 249
Isocrates, 197
Virgil, 197
Ovid, 197, 249, 
Martin Luther, 197
Thomas Aquinas. 197
Francis Bacon, 197
Jean Calvin, 197
Plutarch, 197
Hesiod, 258

People mentioned in Caleb's Crossing :
John Winthrop (governor), 8
Anne Hutchinson, 232 
Metacomet (King Philip), 272, 273, 286
Massasoit, 272 

Discussion questions for Caleb's Crossing:
Compare Caleb to Bethia.
What, if any, is the significance of the name "Solace"?
Compare how women are treated among the native Americans versus English women.
Why does Caleb nickname Bethia "Storm Eyes"?
What role does knowledge and education play for Makepeace? For Caleb? For Bethia?
There are many references to Homer's The Odyssey in Caleb's Crossing. What significance do those references play?
Describe the relationship between Makepeace and Bethia.  Between Bethia and Caleb.

Great vocabulary in Caleb's Crossing:
dimmet, 12, 216
tegs, 13, 60, 125
wetus, 43
sennight, 51, 76, 105, 163, 179
lappity, 52
cackhanded, 54
aught, 60
bever, 72
opprobrium, 102 
abstemious, 116
encomiums, 120
coracle, 124
garth, 157, 222, 225
trenchers, 157, 176
flagitious, 211
bavins, 22
flux, 223
abecedarian, 162

Libraries mentioned in Caleb's Crossing:
pages 189, 195-6 224-5, 264

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