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The Branch of Possum Creek and a Love Triangle
An eccentric tale blends an old Alabama branch story with two suitors, Sophy Giggles and Ananias Pickett, and a comic scheme of pistols and bravado. A friction of gender, color, and frontier manners drives a colorful courtship that ends with marriage rather than bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias Pickett
Jerusalem Johnson
United States
Kentucky
Blennerhassett
Lir~ Ste “ Becalle Dignine
Florida
Miss Sophy Giggles
Tallahassee
Cupid
Sophy
Ananias
Jenny
Jerusalem
Johnson
Jinny
Nias
Cap’pen
Major Swivels
Nelly