The strategic key to the American Revolution, a vital transportation artery for a fledgling nation, and an enduring source of spiritual and artistic inspiration, the Hudson River is a true American icon. This Bill Moyers program focuses on the seminal role the Hudson has played in the development of America’s culture, literature, art, economy, industry, and ideology. Interviews with historian Roger Panetta; former West Point superintendent General David Palmer, retired; art scholars Barbara Novak and Ella Foshay; art dealers Howard Godel and Alexander Boyle; Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature; and others shed light on the many facets of the Hudson. (2 hours)

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Part of the Series : America's First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson

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