Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? 查看材料
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Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to makehis living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans.Spring was born in Englandin 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore.At first he made some money byselling his small but real collection of early US autographs( 亲笔签名 ).Discovering his ability atcopying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin andwrite them on the title pages of old books.To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent hisworks to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time selling their products.A forger can&39; t go to a respectable buyerbut must deal with people who don&39; t have much knowledge in the field.Forgers have many waysto make their works look real.For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the titlepage, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re-spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson.
For several years Miss Fanny&39; s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong-ing to her famous father.Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand.All this activity didnot pr Spring dying in poverty.
Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? 查看材料