History Detectives

Civil War Submarine / Red Cloud's Peace Pipe / Thomas Edison's House

Directed by Jorge Aguirre
TV-PG
S2 • E1    Jun 21, 2004    60m
Civil War-Era Submarine The Place: New Orleans, Louisiana In Louisiana's bustling French Quarter sits a surprising remnant of American warfare - a Civil War-era submarine. Salvaged from the depths of a New Orleans lake, the origin of this vessel remains a murky mystery. Now a New Orleans man wants to know if his great-grandfather helped build the iron-clad wonder.

Red Cloud's Peace Pipe? The Place: Livermore, California Was this peace pipe given to a Californian woman's ancestor by the famous warrior Chief Red Cloud? The ancestor was the Indian agent who moved the Oglala Lakota to a Reservation in South Dakota. Would Chief Red Cloud have given such a gift to a U.S. government official? The History Detectives go back to the turbulent days of the 1870s and a battle of wills and political scandal that reached the highest levels of government.

Thomas Edison's House? The Place: Union, New Jersey This strange house is said to have been designed and built by Thomas Edison. Did the

Where to Watch History Detectives - S2 • E1

  • Elyse LuraySelf - Auctioneer and Appraiser
  • Tukufu ZuberiSelf - Sociologist
  • Gwendolyn WrightSelf - Architectural Historian
  • Wes CowanSelf - Auctioneer and Appraiser
  • Jorge AguirreDirector / Producer

 

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