"Michael Black" <
et...@ncf.ca> wrote in message ...
> On Tue, 24 Jan 2017, a425couple wrote:
>> Just in case someone reading here, does not follow the newsgroup
>> rec.arts.sf.written
>> this message / question was recently posted there. Dear rasfw'ers:
>> In chapter 9 of Heinlein's _Starship Troopers_, Juan Rico
>> continues his training at Camp Spooky Smith located between Good Hope
>> Mountain and Mount Waddington. Liberty was possible to Vancouver.
>> This puts the camp in British Columbia.
>> I wonder if Sergeant Spooky Smith was a lightly disguised version
>> of Sergeant Ernest (Smokey) Smith who died recently. The real
>> Sergeant Smith was born in New Westminster (a city in the Vancouver
>> area) on May 3, 1914. He died in Vancouver on Wednesday.
>> Sincerely,
>> Gene
>
> Since we know nothing about the real guy, why should we wonder if the
> book's guy is based on the real guy?
Because Heinlein regularly did insert true history and
names into his books. Especially in "Starship Troopers"
> There's a Vancouver Washington, so that doesn't have to place the camp in
> British COlumbia.
Ahh, the quote says the two mountains are in the Canadian Rockies,
and in fact those two named mountains are about 150 miles north
of Vancouver BC. So, Vancouver Washington USA seems unlikely
as it's nearly 300 miles further south.
(By the way, Good Hope mountain is near Dawn Treader Mountain.)
"Officially Good Hope Mountain but commonly known as Mount Good Hope,
this is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the southern
Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada.Wikipedia
Elevation:
10,636'
Province:
British Columbia
Mountain range:
Coast MountainsPacific Ranges"