Roughing It · Character
Old Curry
An old miner and acquaintance of the narrator.
minor
Also known as Old Abe Curry, Curry, Abe Curry
First appearance: roughing it
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In XXIV: Warns the narrator about the horse's notorious bucking reputation. Later, in The Birth of Nevada Territory: Offered his stone building rent-free for the legislature, built a horse-railroad, and furnished the…
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Western and Historical Figures
- Protagonist
- Mining Camp Disputes and Figures
- Stagecoach and Travel Anecdotes
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the ultimate psychological peak of fear and vulnerabil…
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