NJN’s Ten Crucial Days – The Road to Liberty
Tuesday, December 25 at 8 pm
Friday, December 28 at 9:30 pm
ONLY ON NJN

STATEWIDE – It is December 7, 1776, and General George Washington and his Continental Army are at the end of a long retreat. With the British in pursuit, the Continental Army gathers all available boats and escapes across the Delaware River from Trenton into Pennsylvania. The painter Charles Wilson Peal describes a scene of unimaginable misery: ‘The sick and half-naked veterans of the long retreat streamed past. I thought it the most hellish scene I have ever beheld.’ Thus begins a special half-hour program filmed in high definition that looks at the birth of democracy and ten very important days that affected the future of this country and perhaps the world. Ten Crucial Days – The Road to Liberty was produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Lou Presti and will air on NJN on Tuesday, December 25 at 8 pm and Friday, December 28 at 9:30 pm. The program will also be streamed on at www.njn.net and will be archived for future viewing.

SPECIAL HIGH DEFINITION SCREENING AT NJN'S TRENTON STUDIO
December 27 at 3:30 pm – Families welcome – no charge
In addition, as part of Trenton’s Patriot’s Week, NJN invites you to join us at a special screening of Ten Crucial Days in high definition and surround sound at NJN’s Trenton Studio on Thursday, December 27 at 3:30 pm, as part of Patriots Week. Be a part of the action. Cross the Delaware River and take Trenton with General Washington and his troops. Families are welcome – there is no charge for admittance but registration is requested! Reserve your space online at www.njn.net or call (800) 882-6622.

TEACHERS’ GUIDE
A companion teachers' guide with lesson plans will be available for downloading in January 2008 at www.njn.net at no cost. The lesson plans cover grades 3 to 5 and grades 6 to 12, and align with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.

TO PURCHASE THE DVD
Ten Crucial Days is available for purchase through NJN Video at njn.net or by calling (609) 777-5093. Cost is $19.95 plus $5 for shipping and handling. The DVD will be available for purchase for $20 at the screening on December 27, and for $50, you can purchase the DVD and become a member ($40 membership and $20 DVD included – a $60 value). Your support will help NJN create other programs like Ten Crucial Days.

WHERE TO SEE THE PROGRAM
The program will also be distributed for public viewing to parks and historic sites throughout New Jersey and in Pennsylvania. Beginning on December 26, Ten Crucial Days – The Road to Liberty will be shown hourly from 10 am to 3 pm in the Visitor Center Museum's auditorium at Washington Crossing State Park, in Titusville. For additional information, call (609) 737-9303 or visit www.njparksandforests.org.

NJN PRODUCTION CREW
Lou Presti, Executive Producer
Jeff Reisly, Offline Editor/Photographer
John Wynne, Photographer
Mike Budd, Photographer
Aubrey Kauffman, Photographer
Paul Horvath, Photographer
Scott Neall, Audio
Bob Herman, Avid Post Editor
Tim Hufnell, Avid Post Editor
Fred Ehmann, Graphic Artist

PRINCIPAL HISTORICAL CONSULTANTS
Clay Craighead, Washington Crossing State Park, NJ Division of Parks & Forestry
Mark Sirak, Washington Crossing State Park, NJ Division of Parks & Forestry
John Mills, Princeton Battlefield State Park, NJ Division of Parks & Forestry

PRINCIPAL FREELANCE STAFF
Paul Budline, Screen Writer
Barrett Clark, Narrator
Bob Sands, Music Composer

ON CAMERA HISTORIANS
Thomas J. Fleming
David Hackett Fisher

PRINCIPAL TALENT
B. David Emerson appearing as General George Washington

FUNDERS
Major funding for Ten Crucial Days has been provided by the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution and its Color Guard, J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust, Holly Beach Public Library Association, F. M. Kirby Foundation and Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr.

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