| Apicius Wood | |
| Fictional Character | |
| Southern Victory POD: September 10, 1862 | |
| Appearance(s): | American Front through Blood and Iron |
| Nationality: | Negro resident of the Confederate States; United States from 1916 |
| Date of Birth: | 19th century |
| Date of Death: | c. 1937 |
| Cause of Death: | Unknown circumstances |
| Occupation: | Restaurateur, Cook, Spy, Revolutionary |
| Children: | Lucullus, Felix |
| Political Party: | Socialist underground |
Apicius (took the last name Wood in 1916) was the proprietor of The Kentucky Smoke House, a barbecue restaurant in Covington, Kentucky, which was patronized by both the white and black community.[1] He was also the head of the Marxist underground in Covington,[2] and thus was involved in a three-way fight among the Marxists, the Confederate underground (led by Tom Kennedy), and the Kentucky State Police led by Luther Bliss.[3]
He adopted the surname "Wood" when blacks were allowed to take surnames in 1916 during the short period of U.S. rule, because "you can't make good barbecue without good wood."[4] His son, Lucullus Wood continued to run the barbecue[5] and the Red underground[6] during the Second Great War after Apicius Wood's death.
References[]
- ↑ American Front, pg. 435-436.
- ↑ Ibid., pgs. 502-503.
- ↑ See, Walk in Hell, pgs. 317-321, generally.
- ↑ Breakthroughs, pg. 380.
- ↑ The Victorious Opposition, pg. 142.
- ↑ Ibid., pg. 457.
