Fast talk & flush times
Subtitle: the confidence man as a literary convention
By: William E. Lenz.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Tricksters in literature.; Deception in literature.; Swindlers and swindling in literature.
Other titles: Fast talk and flush times.
Description: Lenz provides a historical overview of the American confidence man, and its role as a literary convention.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 221-232.
Includes index.