What relics did James Scotford fabricate? Explain the extent of his deception?

The first item that he fabricated was the clay cup you mentioned in the other question, which was found to be made using modern machinery (for the time being) He was actually quite a swindler, he was a sign painter for a job and then quickly figured out how easy it is to sell something worthless for a high tag. He and a former Secretary of State had a little team of Scotford "finding" these relics, then Daniel Soper the former secretary would sell them to the townsfolk. A revered collector later described Soper as "a man with a lot of larceny in his soul."

The first items were much more believable, once the scam got going they started to get a little outlandish. The duo claimed Scotford found copper crowns on the head of kings, and that these crowns were for sale. Then when asked about the obviously more interesting king, they said the bodies supposedly turned to dust as soon as they were disturbed.

Then it got even worse, but still people believed what he was peddling was real. He started selling "original" copies of Noahs diary, the plans for the tower of Babel, and Moses' written ten commandments. Still many believed him because he was a sly fox.

He had assumed people would question his findings, so every time he found something, he was with a reputable person that could be believed. He also had these men sign statements declaring that the particular item was uncovered at a particular place. When a local newpaper tried to slander his finds he responded simply that "sharpers" offered him $500 to duplicate one of his artifacts, "But I would not sell my honor for $10,000."

This soon began to fad when the news caught wind of Mary Robson's story. She claimed "Hammering went on day and night" and also told the newspaper that the duo called their home "Detroit's ancient relic factory. " "The boys were very entertaining.

They liked to do sleight-of-hand tricks. They told me they learned them from their father, who used to be a traveling magician. " "They never worked at any regular job.

They said they had an easier way to make money. " Scotfords last attempt to swindle Michigan was by claiming he had hypnotized Mary and that none of what she said was true, this failed miserably and the duo moved on to other things.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.