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Web Extra: World Champion Bulldoggers
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Tukufu gets in the saddle to speak to world champion bulldoggers.
America's top gumshoes are on the case to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Exploring historical objects and the stories behind them, History Detectives crisscrosses the country delving into legends, folklore and personal histories to discover potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes.
Video description: Gwen tells us about the history of the written word starting with the Sumerians and the Egyptians.
Tukufu gets in the saddle to speak to world champion bulldoggers.
Gwen speaks to Avery Clayton about his mother's incredible collection of African American history and memorabilia, the world's largest.
Tukufu Zuberi talks to archeologist Corey Malcom at the Maritime Heritage Museum in Key West.
Elyse checks out autograph hunters, some are looking for a memento from their favorite star, others are trying to turn a profit.
John McNish, a former Captain on the USS Thresher talks to Gwen about life on the submarine.
Jack Pelton takes Wes inside the cockpit of a B-24 bomber.
Find out from Gwen the importance of weighing evidence when conducting historical research.
Watch the full clip of the silent film "Devil Dog Dawson" restored by the Library of Congress.
Tukufu talks about how to follow a paper trail and how to avoid twists along the way.
Gwen talks about her passion for buildings and gives some tips on dating a house.
Wes on how important it is to find the right experts and also the types of tests that are used by the History Detectives.
Visit Atlantique City - the largest indoor Antiques show in the world - and get tips from Elyse on how to hit an antiques show.
More of Wes' interview with USS Indianapolis survivor, L.D. Cox about the sinking at the end of World War II.
Go behind the scenes with Wes during the filming of Survivor Camera.
Jennings Wagoner, University of Virginia historian, talks more about Thomas Jefferson and his passion for education.
Go behind the scenes with Elyse to Atlantique City - the largest indoor antiques fair in the world - and discover the perks of the job.
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