Very interesting. My husband and I enjoy “History Detectives.”
Yes, I thought it interesting too. It kind of made me chuckle that the owner was rather disappointed. I guess she really wanted to believe that book.
There are a lot of problems with that show and the historical methdologies and techniques that they employ during their cases. First off, none of the four “detectives” are real historians, with the possible exception of Gwnedolyn Wright, who’s an architectural historian. Elyse Luray and Wes Cowan are appraisers and auctioneers, while Tukufu Zuberi (real name—Antonio McDaniel) is a sociologist. I’ve seen them make mistakes and draw false conclusions based upon what they want their investigations to reveal. So, my advice to everyone who watches that show is to take it with a grain of salt.
I’d really like to see them tackle the history of the BOM. ;)