Unsolved History
| Author | : Joe Nickell |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2005-06-10 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0813191378 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780813191379 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book Unsolved History written by Joe Nickell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2005-06-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.""
