Zeb Posey and Cordia Lost in River Town Turmoil
Zeb Posey a reclusive Mississippi river fisherman confronts roughs at a Point Lookout shanty and rescues his sister Cordia after she is seized by barroom bullies. He searches the delta towns for two years, aided by a train passenger tale and a speaking old trickster, while enduring ridicule and hardship.
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Zeb
Wilderness Landing
Point Lookout
Zeb Posey
Providence Beach
Jack Pedikin
Ajax Bar
Uncle Pitches
Judge Wyle
Lake Providence
Mississippi
Cordin
Ben Lomond
Persimmon
Achilles
Peetty
Cordia
Jacob
Peart
Providence
Vicksburg
Memphis
Cheyenne
Jewelsburg
Milliken's
Rolling Fork
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
Darky
Angel Gabriel
Jess
Durky
Lille
Posey searches for Cordia across rivers and towns
Zeb Posey endures a long quest to find Cordia, chasing false clues from levees to city markets. He travels from Vicksburg to Greenville and Osceola, returning home weary to the shack behind "95" with each fruitless pilgrimage. His hopeful searches fade into sorrow as the months pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeb Posey
Ignis Fatuus
Cordia
Vicksburg
Zeb
Bluffs
Greenville
Osceola
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