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Truman Waters is a towboat operator who travels up and down the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers for work. He lives in the West Side Flats of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Calvin is one of his employees and Flo is his sister. Truman’s short temper often gets him into trouble. He offers jobs to Albert and Mose.
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Truman Waters Character Timeline in This Tender Land
The timeline below shows where the character Truman Waters appears in This Tender Land. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 50
...open for business when they return, but two men are sitting inside. The larger man, Truman, tries to stop them from entering, but Gertie shuts him down with obvious irritation. The...
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Chapter 51
...day plus room and board to work for her for two weeks. The children agree. Truman and Calvin return with a prospective job towing grain to Cincinnati, if they can get...
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Chapter 53
...wakes, Flo and Emmy are preparing for the lunch service. Albert and Mose are helping Truman fix his boat, and Gertie is shopping for dinner. Odie borrows paper and an envelope...
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Chapter 54
...has no chance to tell the others about Jack’s resurrection before dinner. Albert arrives with Truman and Calvin in high spirits—he’s repaired the towboat and has many celebratory drinks. Emmy and...
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Chapter 55
...trying to get him back on track. But Albert intends to stay and work for Truman. Odie tells them about one-eyed Jack and insists they need to leave. Just then, Truman...
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Chapter 56
Truman holds a celebration on his shantyboat that evening. The children, Gertie, and Flo go down...
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Chapter 64
...arrives with Mose, Emmy, and Sister Eve. John Kelly told them where Odie went, and Truman ferried them downriver. They found Sister Eve using the flyers around town. Odie tells them...
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Epilogue
Albert studies engineering at the University of Minnesota. He and Mose still work with Truman and Calvin sometimes and invite Odie and Emmy along for trips down the Mississippi. Albert...
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