Struggles and Triumphs · Character
Mr. Louis Gaylord Clark
An editor who had a humorous encounter with Barnum.
minor
Also known as Clark, the astonished Clark
First appearance: xlii public lecturing
Mr. Louis Gaylord Clark shows up with force in The American Museum. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Editor of the Knickerbocker who visits the Museum and humorously critiques the Niagara Falls model and later asks about Captain Cook's club.
Mr. Louis Gaylord Clark first appears in 0044 xlii public lecturing.
In The American Museum: Editor of the Knickerbocker who visits the Museum and humorously critiques the Niagara Falls model and later asks about Captain Cook's club.
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