Quinn's Book | Characters
Kennedy says that in Quinn's Book he returns to Albany's past to discover patterns that anticipate the twentieth century. In establishing his characters, the Daughertys, the Quinns, and Katrina's ancestors, Kennedy presents a cross section of Albany society.
For example, Hillegond Roseboom is the daughter of a tavern keeper "of bibulous repute"; she marries the wealthy Petrus Staats whose ancestors first settled in Fort Orange—later renamed Albany—in 1638 and who, through hard work and business acumen, become one of Albany's socially prominent, old money families....
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