History Detectives

Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting

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Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting

Rhonda McAullife never met her father. He's still listed Missing in Action from the Korean War. In a letter dated 1953, her father mentioned a man he said saved his life. Eduardo Pagan researches the 'Korean War Letter' to find the man Rhonda believes is a hero. Then Tukufu Zuberi searches for the author of Diana: A Strange Biography. Could 'Diana' be groundbreaking literature as the first widely published and true lesbian autobiography? Then, Wes Cowan digs into the mystery of the 'Lookout Mt. Painting,' depicting a Civil War battle. How did the artist of this painting end up in prison at the Rock Island Arsenal?

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