imposters
People who wore someone else's life and made it fit.
The Saint Who Never Applied
What happens when colonists canonize a dead chief they never asked, dress up in bucktail hats, and dance "in the style of those people" while actual Native delegations watch from the docks?
The Man Who Left Nothing Behind
If a man dripping in diamonds dies owning only razors, combs, and a pair of sunglasses, where did the diamonds go?
The Man Who Was Emperor of America
Joshua Norton declared himself Emperor, and San Francisco largely agreed.