Unnamed Riverboat Gambler
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Riverboat Gambler
Sort Name:
Unnamed Riverboat Gambler
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Criminal
Specific Job:
Gambler
First Mentioned:
Biography:
According to the narrative's history of Jackson, as the territory became more settled, the "steamboat gambler" replaced the keelboatman as "the river hero" (83). Since the gambler is only seen being put off the steamboat and "marooned" on a small island, the term "hero" is presumably freighted with irony (83).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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