Boy, you sure don't want to work, do you? (We're with you, guy). I am reading Melville's Confidence Man, and I was struck by the initial, and very substantive description, not of the extensive river, but of the vast array of people and jobs (barber shops, etc.) contained within the boat. We are most likely constrained by our experience of movies that focus on gamblers and captains. Not that there is anything wrong with that.... yours, Peter T.