Unnamed Real Estate Speculators
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Real Estate Speculators
Sort Name:
Unnamed Real Estate Speculators
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Other
Specific Job:
Speculators
First Mentioned:
Biography:
In his conversation with Cass about human, and specifically Southern history, Ike generalizes about a number of different kinds of men who, according to his account, were part of the explanation for the Civil War. This entry refers to what he calls "the wildcat manipulators of mythical wilderness townsites" (273). ("Wildcat" is a term used to characterize investments or trades or other financial transactions that are highly risky - and typically fraudulent .)
Individual or Group:
Group
Character changes class in this text:
digyok:node/character/10351