One-Eyed Bandit of Illinois: Alexander Robinson's Unusual Tale

Born on Mackinac Island, beside Lake Michigan in 1789, Alexander, also known as 'The Squinter' or 'Cheecheepinquay', was a fusion of Scottish and Ottawa blood. His Ottawa mom passed away during childbirth, but he survived. At merely seven months, he was baptized in Montreal, starting his chaotic life. European languages befuddled him, so he fashioned his own writing system to record his stories. He spent his entire life working alongside Joseph Bailly, another fur merchant, unread and illiterate in the traditional sense - an eccentric source of motivation. Throughout the 19th century, he toiled, serving as the country's first interpreter.

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