HISTORY DETECTIVES | "Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting" | Trailer | PBS
Duration: 00:31
Program:
History Detectives #806
Broadcast Date: Jul. 26, 2010
Coming up on History Detectives:
"Korean War Letter": The daughter of a Korean War Veteran (MIA) looks for the man her father mentioned in a letter. The letter says this man saved her father's life.
"Diana": Could this be the first true, widely published lesbian autobiography?
"Lookout Mt. Painting": This painting depicts the Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain. What's the story behind the prisoner who painted the scene?
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History Detectives | Diana | PBS (#806)
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Post Date: July 22, 2010







