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Civil War Derringers, KKK Records & Motown’s Bottom Line

In this episode, Wes traces the story behind a pair of Civil War derringers and introduces us to a descendent of their first owner. Tukufu makes an amazing discovery researching part of collection of 1920s vinyl albums labeled “All K.K.K. Records.” Did we find the amplifier of James Jamerson, the man who played the signature bass line of My Girl and hundreds of other Motown hits?
Season 10 Episode 2 Length 53:08 Premiere: 07/23/12

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Bird of War, Lincoln Oath and War Spoils of a Peace Chief
S10 E4 Length 53:21 Premiere Date 07/30/12

Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup
S10 E3 Length 53:21 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Civil War Derringers, KKK Records & Motown’s Bottom Line
S10 E2 Length 53:08 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Dylan Goes Electric, Beatles Autograph & Frank Zappa Collage
S10 E1 Length 53:09 Premiere Date 07/16/12

Civil War Derringers
Clip Length 19:11 Premiere Date 07/23/12

KKK Record and The Bright Fiery Cross
Clip Length 16:53 Premiere Date 07/23/12

The Motown Bottom Line
Clip Length 15:18 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Clint Black’s Book of Rogues
Clip Length 13:20 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Empire State Crash
Clip Length 13:48 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Bettie Page And The Forbidden Pinup
Clip Length 13:07 Premiere Date 07/23/12

A Piece of Hollywood
Clip Length 11:34 Premiere Date 07/23/12

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Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup - S10 E3

Premiered On: 07/25/2012

Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters; a chunk of molten metal that may be linked to the B-25 Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945; a slide of Bettie Page, "Queen of Pinups," that may have escaped the censorship of the 1950s; and a six-foot metal bar tells the story behind the original iconic Hollywood sign.

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History Detectives - S10 E7

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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.

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History Detectives - S10 E8

Premiered On: 04/03/2013

The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West including a biography of Kit Carson, a saddle that tells the story of Yakima Canutt, an inscription on sheet music of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," and basket from the Modoc Indian wars.

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