The current team of History Detectives consists of Wes Cowan (Auctioneer and Appraiser), Elyse Luray (Appraiser and Art Historian), Gwen Wright (Professor of Architecture, Author, and Architectural Advisor) and Tukufu Zerberi (Professor of Sociology, Author). In their never ending pursuit of historical truth, these four experts have traveled to every nook and cranny of the United States.
This sounds like something right down my alley. I used to enjoy going to the library in college to dig up information for various papers and now with the availability of the internet, information is even easier and faster to obtain. Some of the subjects investigated on the show include the authenticity of the builder of the engine used in Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis plane, Chief Red Cloud’s Peace Pipe, Jean LaFitte’s spyglass, a Revolutionary War prison letter, Lewis and Clark’s cane, and the mystery of Sheridan’s house.
We all have our fantasy aspirations and mine are listed above. How about you? What would you REALLY like to be doing? Let me know at azjimmcallister@cox.net or http://jmcallister.blogspot.com. Keep that dream alive!