Melville's confidence men and American politics in the 1850s /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Trimpi, Helen P., 1927-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Hamden, Conn. : Published for The Academy by Archon Books, 1987.
Series:	Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences ; v. 49, p. 1-339.
Subjects:	Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891. > Confidence-man. Political satire, American > History and criticism. Swindlers and swindling in literature. United States > Politics and government > 1849-1861.

Description
Item Description:	Includes indexes.
Physical Description:	xviii, 339 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Bibliography: pages [307]-321.
ISBN:	0208021302 (alk. paper)