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 airs on NJN on Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at 8 pm.
 November 30, 2007 - Ten Crucial Days – The Road to Liberty
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