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Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego is an educational detective game released in 1991 for the MS-DOS platform. It was developed and published by Brøderbund Software. The game is part of the long running Carmen Sandiego series, focusing on historical mystery and puzzle solving within a North American setting.

Players assume the role of a new detective at the ACME Detective Agency, tasked with pursuing the master thief Carmen Sandiego and her associates through various periods of American history. The primary objective is to recover a stolen artifact by traveling through time in a vehicle called the Chronoskimmer 450SL. Progression is structured around visiting different historical locations and epochs to gather clues from non-player characters. The core gameplay involves solving trivia-based puzzles related to American history and using deductive reasoning to identify the correct thief from a lineup of suspects based on the accumulated evidence.

The game presents a series of cases where players must examine clues, consult a provided reference book on American history, and make strategic decisions about which time period to investigate next. Success hinges on correctly answering historical questions and logically piecing together information about the thief's destination and identity. Each completed case advances the narrative, ultimately leading the player closer to apprehending Carmen Sandiego herself.