Authors on Catskills, WWII History
Season 2015 Episode 50 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Two compelling author interviews with ties to the Hudson Valley.
Author Stephen Silverman discusses his book 'The Catskills: Its History and How it Changed America,' where he examines the country's first great vacationland through the poets, gangsters and the rich and famous that frequented the area. Also, Kermit Roosevelt, great-great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, on his fictional thriller that looks at how America treated Japanese Americans during WWII.
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Authors on Catskills, WWII History
Season 2015 Episode 50 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Author Stephen Silverman discusses his book 'The Catskills: Its History and How it Changed America,' where he examines the country's first great vacationland through the poets, gangsters and the rich and famous that frequented the area. Also, Kermit Roosevelt, great-great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, on his fictional thriller that looks at how America treated Japanese Americans during WWII.
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