Unsolved History

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Unsolved History

Investigating Mysteries of the Past

Legal aspects of criminology Historiography

Author: Joe Nickell

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Language: English

Published by: The University Press of Kentucky

Published on: 10th June 2005

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9780813138114


Introduction

The stories are interesting and the scientific approaches used to investigate them are fascinating.

On Historical Truth

What constitutes historical truth is often subject to change based on new evidence.

About the Book

In this book, former detective 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 thoughtful, well-documented book in which the author shares with the reader techniques for solving historical riddles." —Lexington Herald-Leader

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