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America's top gumshoes are back to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary.

Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, historian and professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history; Dr. Eduardo Pagan, professor of history and American studies at Arizona State University; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends.

In the first episode, airing Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m., mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagán to a heroic story on a forbidden Hawaiian island. Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right Civil War cannon. Wes Cowan connects a rodeo saddle to a star who changed Hollywood movie-making.

In the second episode, airing Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m., Wes Cowan decodes the message behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. Researching a family heirloom leads Gwen Wright to Tiffany stained glass. And a touching eulogy unites a nephew and a son of two American soldiers who fought in the Spanish Civil War.

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