Abstract
John Kane was a tough guy. That was his persona, his aura, the self-image that he carefully crafted through all his life: boxer and brawler, hard-drinking workingman who could master virtually any trade, a man so tough he could overcome the loss of a limb to keep on working into his 70s, a nomadic, almost mythical figure who could go anywhere and do anything.
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