Mail Order Brides

Name: Mail Order Brides
Genre: Reality, Suspense, Documentary
Released: July 5, 2004
Cast: Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, Tukufu Zuberi

History Detectives: Season 2: Episode 3

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History Detectives: Special Investigations

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PBS | Air Date: July 5, 2004

Starring: Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, Tukufu Zuberi

Summary: World War II Landing Craft
The Place: Bayfield, Wisconsin
A craft used for dredging and hauling rocks in Bayfield's harbor could hold a dramatic secret. A local man whose father fought in the Second World War claims that, 60 years ago, the vessel played a vital role in the D-Day landings, when it transported American tanks on to theWorld War II Landing Craft
The Place: Bayfield, Wisconsin
A craft used for dredging and hauling rocks in Bayfield's harbor could hold a dramatic secret. A local man whose father fought in the Second World War claims that, 60 years ago, the vessel played a vital role in the D-Day landings, when it transported American tanks on to the beaches of Normandy. Could this ship really be one of the 1500 LCT103 "Landing Craft Tanks" designed and built to support the amphibious landings of World War II, and did it really see action off the beaches of France?

The Abolitionist Flag
The Place: Michigan
What two Michigan brothers believed was an old sheet in a family trunk may have contributed to the end of slavery in America. Was the sheet a flag an ancestor may have used to campaign for the creation of Free States? Or was it used as propaganda in a pivotal pre-Civil War campaign? History Detectives explores the politically charged abolition movement to reveal the surprising past of this family and their flag.

Mail Order Brides
The Place: California & Chicago
In California, a photograph collector owns four small images of women taken in Chicago in the 1890s. On the back of one are the woman's personal details and comments about her inheritance, leading their owner to believe these aren't just ordinary portraits but advertisements for mail order brides. History Detectives visits California and Chicago to investigate the Victorian marriage industry and discovers a shocking story of late nineteenth century extortion and corruption.… Expand

Genre(s): Reality, Suspense, Documentary

Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E12. Body in the Basement
Air Date: September 27, 2004
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S2:E11. Koranic School Book
Air Date: September 20, 2004
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S2:E10. "Pop" Lloyd Baseball Field
Air Date: September 13, 2004

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Series Overview
Season 99

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  Air Date: July 14, 2003
Season 10

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  Air Date: July 17, 2012
Season 9

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  Air Date: June 21, 2011
Season 8

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  Air Date: June 21, 2010
Season 7

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  Air Date: June 23, 2009
Season 6

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  Air Date: June 30, 2008
Season 5

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  Air Date: June 25, 2007
Season 4

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  Air Date: June 19, 2006
Season 3

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  Air Date: June 27, 2005
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 21, 2004
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  S2:E12. Body in the Basement
  Air Date: September 27, 2004
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  S2:E11. Koranic School Book
  Air Date: September 20, 2004
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  S2:E10. "Pop" Lloyd Baseball Field
  Air Date: September 13, 2004
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  S2:E9. Lost Gold Ship
  Air Date: September 6, 2004
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  S2:E8. Bonnie & Clyde
  Air Date: August 23, 2004
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  S2:E7. Migrant Poems
  Air Date: August 16, 2004
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  S2:E6. Riding Crop
  Air Date: August 2, 2004
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  S2:E5. Dueling Pistols
  Air Date: July 19, 2004
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  S2:E4. Hollywood
  Air Date: July 12, 2004
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  S2:E3. Mail Order Brides
  Air Date: July 5, 2004
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  S2:E2. Internment Artwork
  Air Date: June 28, 2004
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  S2:E1. Civil War Submarine
  Air Date: June 21, 2004
Season 1

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  Air Date: July 14, 2003