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PDF ok; EPUB, MOBI inferior OCR What constitutes historical truth is often subject to change. Joe Nickell demonstrates the techniques used in solving some of the world's most perplexing mysteries, such as the authenticity of Abraham Lincoln's celebrated Bixby letter, the 1913 disappearance of writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce, and the apparent real-life model for a mysterious character in a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nickell also uses newly uncovered evidence to further investigate the identity of the Nazi war criminal known as ""Ivan the Terrible."" Review "A fascinating and unusual collection." -- Lore and Language "The stories are interesting and the scientific approaches used to investigate them are fascinating." -- Paintsville (KY) Herald "A riveting collection of historical mysteries that can stand as 'mere' entertainment, or a thought-provoking introduction to an exciting field of study." -- Reading for Pleasure "Nickell ably exploits tests of evidence, reasoning, forensic science, literary analysis, and historiography, making difficult concepts clear with apt example. [He] deftly promotes the difficult art of discovering reality in mystery." -- Register of the Kentuc

Author

Joe Nickell

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813191379

Subjects

Science, History, Humanities