《玫瑰岭传奇》以美国南北战争刚结束不久的密苏里州巴巴利山乡为背景。密苏里地处南北之间,曾为南北两军轮番争夺鏖战的场所。巴巴利居民多半支持南军,死在战场上的人不少,当过一阵俘虏,穿着破破烂烂军装从战场上爬回来的人也不少。当地“北佬”只占少数,常常为人侧目,战争结束后仍然如此,这种情况甚至可笑到以裤子的颜色来划分人群,穿灰绿色(也即是灰胡桃色)裤子的支持南军,穿蓝色裤子的支持“北佬”,两群人泾渭分明,互相敌 The Legend of Rose Ridge is set against the backdrop of Barbary Township, Missouri, just after the U.S. Civil War. Missouri is located between north and south, once for the North and South armies competing for fierce fighting place. Most of the residents of Barbary supported the South Army and many were dead on the battlefield. There were also many prisoners who had been captives and soldiers in ruined uniforms crawling back from the battlefield. The local “Kitakyusha” only accounts for a minority, often unarguable, and remains the same after the war, which is ridiculous even in the colors of pants to divide the population and to wear the gray-green (or gray walnut) pants to support the South Army, Wearing blue pants support “Kitakyusha”, two groups of people are distinct, mutually hostile