Ok. So, I'm re-reading the Alvin books again, and here's the thing. I live in Ohio. like, right on the river. Near the Indiana border.
Cincinnati, to be honest. Is that where Carthage City is supposed to be?
I like matching up the places in the book with the real world.
WHERE is the Hatrack River? Is there a real world analogue?
Posted by sylvrdragon (Member # 3332) on :
O.o I'm from Cincy too (currently in Lawrenceburg Indiana at the moment, about 5 minutes from the Ohio and Kentucky borders. I can see I275 from my front porch.).
I haven't read the books in a while, but I remember asking myself the same thing and concluding that it was either the Little Miami, or the Miami. (or were those actual rivers in the books? I can't remember...) I don't have my copy of those books anymore. I loaned them out and forgot who I gave em to.
I always found it funny how much stuff around here is named after Harrison (Harrison Ave. Harrison, OH. etc.) considering how Card portrays him in the book. lol
Posted by Stephen Sunday (Member # 10466) on :
In there, spelled "My-ammy" or something like that.
I just want to know, this is totally bugging me. The last few times I've read through it, I didn't really think about it, but now, it's totally bugging me.
Help?
Posted by DDDaysh (Member # 9499) on :
I thought there was a map in the front of Seventh Son. Maybe you could match that up with a modern map and sorta figure it out. I'm from Texas, so my knowledge of the geography of your area isn't very extensive.
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
I am fairly sure that Carthage City is Cincinnati. However, many of the locations are fictional, so don't look to hard.
I don't know about Carthage City. There is a neighborhood in Cincinnati called Carthage, apparently (it has its own zip code) - at least what I gather from my googling. I found a map that sounds interesting: http://www.davidrumsey.com/detail?id=1-1-32552-1151922&name=Cumminsville but I can't view it.
Posted by Stephen Sunday (Member # 10466) on :
I don't know about Carthage City. There is a neighborhood in Cincinnati called Carthage, apparently (it has its own zip code) - at least what I gather from my googling. I found a map that sounds interesting: http://www.davidrumsey.com/detail?id=1-1-32552-1151922&name=Cumminsville but I can't view it.
I've been to Carthage, here in Cincinnati, and from the description in the books and the maps, we're definitely living here in Carthage City, heh heh. Thanks for the river stuff.