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July 18, 2007

Podcast 23: Wes Cowan, A host of PBS's "History Detectives", Featured Appraiser on PBS's "Antiques Roadshow", Founder and Owner, Cowan's Auctions, Inc.

Wes Cowan, PhD'85, is currently a host on the popular PBS television series "History Detectives" and a featured appraiser on PBS's "Antiques Roadshow." He is also the owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this interview, he discusses his love of history and his career in academia and as an appraiser. And he gives us a glimpse into the "cases" he solves as a history detective, such as the recent discovery of a document Thomas Jefferson signed in an effort to launch the nation's first public school system. 14094654

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