Background Information
Chapter 5:
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
Delicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods". In English, "delicatessen" originally meant only this specially prepared food.
Clay's Economics is an introductory economics text, written by the British economist Henry Clay
Marie Antoinette born an Archduchess of Austria, was Dauphine of France from 1770 to 1774 and Queen of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1792.
Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since the 1740s.
A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a fast motorboat
Chapter 6:
Long Island is an island in the U.S. state of New York. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally demarcated Great Lakes of North America.
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories.
Bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting (smuggling) alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law.
Chapter 7:
Trimalchio is a character in the 1st century AD Roman work of fiction Satyricon by Petronius.
Bona fide definition, made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell.
Coupe A closed four-wheel carriage with two seats inside and one outside. 2. A closed two-door automobile.
The Plaza Hotel New York is a testament to timeless elegance.
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut.
