Roughing It · Character
Buck Fanshaw
A popular, generous Virginia City miner whose death and funeral become a comic and heartfelt landmark of frontier society.
supporting
Also known as Buck
First appearance: roughing it
As a supporting figure in Roughing It, Buck Fanshaw is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A representative citizen who died by suicide in a delirium of typhoid fever; his funeral is the central event of the chapter.
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Buck is the beloved roughneck whose generosity and good humor made him a pillar of the mining camp, and whose funeral draws the whole community. His significance lies less in his own actions than in the elaborate,…
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- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Western and Historical Figures
- Protagonist
- Quarrelsome and Rough Companions
- Cabin Companions and Storytellers
- Nevada Territory Acquaintances
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Buck Fanshaw is a rough but good-hearted miner whose funeral becomes a memorable,… How this plays out →
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social · positive
Buck Fanshaw is a rough but good-hearted miner whose funeral becomes a memorable,… How this plays out →
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