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History Detectives  Season 8, Episode 4

Barton Letter; Andrew Jackson's Mouth; Spybook Details

 
 

Program: History Detectives

Episode: Season 8, Episode 4

Barton Letter: Why did Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, write a letter about a Civil War soldier? Andrew Jackson's Mouth: The reunification of two halves of a vandalized sculpture of President Andrew Jackson? Spybook: Does a Pennsylvania man have a notebook that once belonged to a World War I spy?

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Duration: (55:09)
Premiere Date: 07/12/2010
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-PG


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