02174cmm a2200289 4500 214799898 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 090812s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780813173306 electronic bk. 0813173302 electronic bk. (OCoLC)430186965 N$T eng N$T YDXCP OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCQ MHW MERUC TxAuBib Nickell, Joe. Real or fake [electronic resource] : studies in authentication / Joe Nickell. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2009. 1 online resource (xii, 239 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-228) and index. Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Investigating Documents; 2. Diary of Jack the Ripper; 3. Novel by an American Slave; 4. Lincoln's Lost Gettysburg Address; 5. An Outlaw's Scribblings; 6. Out of the Archives; 7. Photo Sleuthing; 8. A Second Photo of Emily Dickinson; 9. Likeness of Lincoln; 10. Assassin or Look-Alike; 11. From the Album; 12. Authenticating Artworks and Other Artifacts; 13. Lost Icon Found; 14. Jefferson Davis's Musket; 15. Debris from the Titanic; 16. Off the Shelf; References; Index;. Many people wonder if an item stored in the attic or found at a tag sale could be a lost treasure. Joe Nickell's latest book, Real or Fake, offers a general introduction to the principles of authentication. Illustrating methods used by the pros and recognized by hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow, Nickell educates readers with the specific information necessary to begin forgery detection. Real or Fake focuses on three categories of potential treasures: documents, photographs, and other artifacts. Nickell critiques famous examples from each group to explain how his suggested techniques can be. Forgery. Fraud. Identity theft. Social sciences. True crime General. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=279109 EBSCOhost