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Colonel Sherburn

A cold-blooded killer who shoots Boggs and faces down a lynch mob.

minor

Also known as Sherburn, old Colonel Sherburn

First appearance: xx

Colonel Sherburn shows up with force in Chapter XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Confronts the lynch mob from his porch, delivers a speech denouncing their cowardice, and disperses them.
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  • Victims and perpetrators of violence
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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