The Reivers , 81 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
81
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
And Boon read my mind there too. "Don't worry
Page Event Ends:
89
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Sunday, May 14, 1905
Summary:
After Boon and Ned fail to push the car out of the mud, Lucius describes the way the unnamed man who makes sure the mud is impassably deep pulls them out with his mule team - for a fee. Lucius explains a "Christmas middle" (88), a way for owners to share a bit of the wealth with the slaves and later African American tenants who work their property.
Chronological Order:
106.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Comedy, Scamming, Farming, Mules, Tools, Movement:Obstacle, Slavery, Share_Cropping, Economics, Race_Relations
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Aesthetics:
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