Short Fiction · Character
Joe Garner
A farmer in Up in Michigan.
minor
Also known as Joe, Garner
First appearance: up in michigan
Joe Garner shows up with force in Ten Indians. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Drives the wagon, pulls a drunken Indian from the road, and teases Nick about Prudence.
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- Soldiers and Returned Veterans
- Boxing and Bullfighting
- Protagonist
- Michigan and Torrents
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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