Perhaps the most memorable characters are the "Indian Hater," John Moredock, and the author's characterizations of Emerson and Thoreau as Mark Winsome and Egbert.
This work discusses various organizations including the Black Rapids Coal Company, the Philosophical Intelligence Office, and the Seminole Widow and Orphan Society. Its 45 chapters also include interludes, such as the one in Chapter 14 where the narrator discusses nature's inability to produce consistent characters, as well as stand alone stories, such as the tragedy of "China Aster." Perhaps the most memorable characters are the "Indian Hater," John Moredock, and the author's characterizations of Emerson and Thoreau as Mark Winsome and Egbert. This 1857 work begins with a reference to a figure appearing like Manco Capac on the St. Louis waterfront and boarding the steamboat Fidele. For ten points identify this novel that takes place on April Fools Day and tells the story of the title trickster, a work by Herman Melville.
This work discusses various organizations including the Black Rapids Coal Company, the Philosophical Intelligence Office, and the Seminole Widow and Orphan Society.
{The Confidence Man}