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This video explores the tumultuous personal history, and mysterious family history, of Charles Wilkes, American Naval Officer, Ship's Captain, and Explorer. Subtopics include 19th Century US Oceanography, US Naval Operations during the American Civil War, and the first Catholic Saint in America, Elizabeth Ann Seton.

This video explores the mysterious personal and family history of Howard Carter, the man who in 1922 discovered the intact tomb of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Subtopics include British Egyptology in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the influence of ancient Egyptian discoveries in the 20th Century on Hollywood films of that era.

This episode explores the mysterious family history of Lincoln Ellsworth, the first man to complete aerial crossings of both the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the world. Subtopics include 16th Century Arctic Basin cartography, American coal mining in the early 1900's, the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia.

This video explores the mysterious family history of Sir Vivian "Bunny" Fuchs, the first man to complete a "Trans-Antarctic Crossing".