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Season 10 – History Detectives

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Digging deeper into the complexities of historical mysteries, this popular PBS program uses traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies and old-fashioned legwork to provide new insights into our national history, and oftentimes presents a human story associated with age-old artifacts. The hosts include appraiser Wes Cowan, art historian Elyse Luray, and authors and professors Gwen Wright and Tukufu Zuberi.
History Detectives — Season 10

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 17, 2012 Frank Zappa Collage; Beatles Autographs; Bob Dylan Guitar Electric Fender Stratocaster that may have been used by Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival; autographs allegedly signed during the Beatles' 1964 tour of the U.S. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 24, 2012 Fiery Cross; Civil War Deringers; Motown Amp The search for a man whose name is engraved on a rare matched set of Civil War-era pistols; the story behind an old 78 rpm; a battered Ampeg B-15 amp. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 24, 2012 Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters; whether a piece of molten metal came from a B-25 Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 31, 2012 The meaning of a symbol of a bird dropping a bomb; a tiny swatch of tattered red fabric may be tied to the U.S. Civil War. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 7, 2012 A picture frame that may have come from the Titanic or Lusitania; Woolworth signs; toy soldiers; journal full of liquor recipes. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 2, 2012 A North Vietnamese soldier's diary; notebook with recipes for large volumes of liquor; ledger sheds light on how American Indian actors were treated in Hollywood. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 9, 2012 World War I poster; a map of Valley Forge that George Washington may have used during the American Revolution; transistor radio; business card may tie a man's father to Prohibition-era underworld crime. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 8, 2013 A bill of sale for a 17-year-old black girl; powder horn; handwritten score helps make "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem; 1775 almanac. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 2, 2013 Four stories from the American West include a saddle connected to Yakima Canutt and the meaning of an inscription on sheet music for "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
History, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 17, 2012