Elusive Truths. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Morris, Holly J.
  • Source:
    U.S. News & World Report. 07/24/2000, Vol. 129 Issue 4, p30. 4p. 3 Black and White Photographs.
  • Subject Terms:
    *LEGENDS; *DEATH
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      LINCOLN, Abraham, 1809-1865; CROCKETT, Davy, 1786-1836; EARHART, Amelia, 1897-1937
    • Abstract:
      Addresses several historical mysteries that plague historians and scholars, particularly those surrounding the deaths of Amelia Earhart and Davy Crockett. Work done by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) on the mystery of Earhart's airplane disappearance; Efforts to determine the exact involvement of Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo; Other mysteries, including the authorship of the elusive 'Bixby letter,' originally believed to have been written by Abraham Lincoln.