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Knock It Off.

Authors :
Murphy, Cullen
Source :
Atlantic Monthly. Dec2004, Vol. 294 Issue 5, p187-188. 2p.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

The article discusses the act of forgery. The author highlights the popular interest in the crime, highlighting the amount of security measures kept in sports and museum services to prevent it. Several examples of famous historical forgeries are given, including the evolutionary "missing link" Piltdown man, Shakespearean plays, and U.S. presidential confessions.

Subjects

Subjects :
*FORGERY prevention
*FORGERY of antiquities
*FORGERY of manuscripts
*PILTDOWN forgery
*CORRUPT practices in baseball
*PRESIDENTS of the United States
SHAKESPEARE authorship question

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10727825
Volume :
294
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Atlantic Monthly
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
15016072

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