Melville's confidence men and American politics in the 1850s - Trimpi, Helen P. 1927- (Hamden, Conn. Published for The Academy by Archon Books, 1987)
Bibliography: p. [307]-321.
Includes indexes.
Keywords: Melville, Herman -- 1819-1891; Political satire, American -- History and criticism; Swindlers and swindling in literature; United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861.