Creating pages and sub pages?

Hi there,

I've just installed Drupal and am trying to wrap my head around its methodologies. I'm trying to duplicate the scructure of a static site and want to create static pages and sub pages. I want to use the menu module, I believe, to create a hierarchical menu block instead of using the links across the top of the page.

My question is should I be creating stories with my page content in them or static pages? What's the difference? Assuming I create a static page in Drupal, can I give it a parent? Does Drupal keep track of hierarchies like that?

What might be more useful is if someone could point me to Drupal's documentation that covers its node model and use of taxonomies and the like. I've looked through the User Guide on the site, but am wondering if there's more documentation elsewhere.

Thanks and sorry for the ramblings.

Ryan