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The Czech

A representative Czech immigrant, likely a cigar maker.

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First appearance: XII: The Bohemians—Tenement-House Cigarmaking

The Czech shows up with force in XII: The Bohemians—Tenement-House Cigarmaking. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced in the context of historical ethnic hatred between Bohemians and Germans, echoing the Thirty Years' War.
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  • Other

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  • Authority Figures and Ethnic Types
  • Tenement Inhabitants and Reformers

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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