History Detectives
Combining the latest forensic technology with old fashioned detective work, the History Detectives investigate legends, folklore, and stories of potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes to unearth historical events which helped shape America.
Your hosts: Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwendolyn Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi
America's History Detectives prove that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Gwendolyn Wright, professor of architecture at Columbia University, Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history, and Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer, leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures, and family legends.
