Travel Essays · Character
Samson
A Chinese merchant or character in California.
minor
Also known as Samuel, Kong Sam Kee, The Kong Sam Kee, Sam
First appearance: san francisco
Samson shows up with force in Calistoga. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Kong Sam Kee, the Chinese laundryman, is noted as a business in Calistoga.
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In Calistoga: Kong Sam Kee, the Chinese laundryman, is noted as a business in Calistoga. Later, in A Starry Drive: Kong Sam Kee, the Calistoga washerman who attempts to procure a China-boy for the narrator but…
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- Miscellaneous Travel Acquaintances
- Extended Cast of Travels and History
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This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reverses the narrator’s initial expectation of confrontation…
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