The Confidence-Man unsung heroes

unsung heroes

17th-century holland

menus — almost any printed communications

it was acclaimed by literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman as "a bold

Middle Old English

The Confidence-Man unsung heroesOn April Fool's Day in 1856, a shape shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self delusions of his fellow passengers. The con artist assumes numerous identities a disabled beggar, a charity fundraiser, a successful businessman, an urbane gentleman to win over his not entirely innocent dupes. The central character's shifting identities, as fluid as the river itself, reflect broader aspects of human