Guthrie Beard and a Mame Dugan Duel in a Westward Tale
A humorous narrator recalls his travels in Oklahoma during Guthrie’s boom. He describes a boardinghouse romance with Mame Dugan, the lively local girl, and riffs on women, courtship, and life on the road with a mix of satire and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Peters
Jeff
United States
West
Savannah
Cotton
Dalby
Oklahoma Country
Guthrie
Mame Dugan
Man Dugan
Indiana
Ma Dugan
Mame
Brooklyn Bridge
Council Bluffs
Eye
Man
Tye
Hunger Drives a Circus of Hearts in a Grub Tent Tale
Jeff Peters recounts his ramshackle affair with Mame Dugan as Ed Collier schemes for appetite and romance. A traveling grub tent, a side show obsession, and a floodbound night in a rustic shack drive home a comic truth: hunger reshapes love and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Collier
Mame
Collier
Cupid
Dugan
Peters
Jeff
England
Germany
Sam
Shakespeare
Rubinstein
Old Man Dugan
Kentucky
Appletree
Ma Dugan
Thomas
Sis
Eduardo Collieri
Freak
Professor Eduardo Collieri
Borneo
Jeff Peters
Eddie
Miss Dugan
Mame Dugan
Esau
Animal Kingdom
Curiosity
Mr. Peters
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Dugans
Lottie Belle
Terre Haute
Oklahoma
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