"Low-lands," part 2a: Notes, pg 55-66

[davemarc]

From: The Great Quail <quail at libyrinth.com>
Subject: "Low-lands," part 2a: Notes, pg 55-66

> Pg 57: Odd name, "Geronimo Diaz." I assume Pynchon selected the first name
> on the basis of it's more colloquial connotations ("Geronimo!" is often
> yelled before doing something reckless) than to make any reference to the
> Native American!
>
More on Geronimo:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_146.html

Just the other day, I was looking over a web page that went over the
connection of the name Geronimo to Hieronymus and such, but just now I
didn't relocate it.  Sorry.

d.