History Detectives

Season 8, Episode 4

Season 8 Episode 4 | 53m 9s

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?

Aired: 07/12/10

Rating: TV-PG

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