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Carol Kennicott Arrives in Gopher Prairie and Faces Welcome
Carol Milford Kennicott, newly married to Dr. Will Kennicott, journeys to Gopher Prairie Minnesota. She enters a socially formal welcome at Sam Clark’s party meeting a circle of locals including Luke and Mrs. Dawson and School Superintendent Mott. Carol hopes to see people as they are while confronting a town she finds dull and narrow.
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Carol Milford
Minnesota
Northwest
St. Paul
Will Kennicott
Gopher Prairie
Kennicott
Carol
Sho
Main Street
Rea Sorenson
Sam Clark
Sam
Ley
Wonder
Colorado
Paul
Harry Haydock
Juanita
Harry
Bon Ton
Dave Dyer
Jack Jackson
Omit
The
National Bank
Luke Daw
Nat Hicks
Nat
Jack Vider
Chet Dashaway
Mr. Dashaway
Percy Bresnahan
Bresnahan
Velvet Motor Company
Boston
Mass
Velvet
New
Perce
New York
Chet
Dawsons
Luke Dawson
Northern Cut
George Edwin Mott
Mrs. Dawson
Mr. Mott
Carel
Juanita Haydock
Rita Simons
Terry Gould
Jolly Seventeen
Burg
Minneapolis
Dr. Gould
Dec Kennicott
Will
Annie Oakley
Mr. Dawson
Dr. Kennicott
Gailery
Raymie Wutherspoon
Champ Per
Guy Pollock
Jim Howland
Dave
Chet Dash
Ella