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Sailor Heroine and Slavery Amid River Justice
Lieutenant Knox on duty at Fort Armstrong sails to St. Louis where he meets Judge Beaucaire and the gambler Joe Kirby. Kirby’s plot over a poker win leads to murder and Knox’s escape with two slaves and the plan to rescue Rene Beaucaire. They flee by keelboat only to face further treachery as Kirby destroys their prospects and steals the craft.
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Knox
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
St. Louis
Warrior
Judge Beaucaiire
Joe Kirby
Devil’s Own
Rene
Kirby
Joe Carver
Beaucaire
Carver
Leutenant
Pete
Jaynes
Amos
Beaucaire Place
Ife
Rene Beaucaire
Sam
Test
Shrunk
Cline
Beardstown