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President Roosevelt created national park system, set restrictions on the use of natural resources and his approach was considered to be a very progressive domestic policy in its time. This discussion is part of a series of programs from the Miller Center on Theodore Roosevelt and the modern Presidency.

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College of William and Mary professor Andrew Fisher examines the first conservation effort in American history to protect forests from rampant logging and hydraulic mining.  During the Progressive Era from 1901 through 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt worked with Gifford Pinchot -- the first Chief of the United States Forest Service -- to set aside more than a hundred and fifty million acres of land to be under federal government control.  This land was designated for National Parks and responsible logging.

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Using works of art, mechanical inventions, and scientific discoveries, “The Great American Hall of Wonders” exhibit examines innovation in 19th Century America. American History TV attended a press preview and toured the Smithsonian American Art Museum show with guest curator Claire Perry.

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Public Citizen Founder Ralph Nader takes part in an event highlighting the "Greenest Presidents in U.S. History," according to a survey of environmentalists.

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Colorado State University (Fort Collins) History Professor Mark Fiege, and University of Wisconsin-Madison History Professor William Cronon specialize in teaching and writing about history as it is influenced by the environment.  In this American History TV interview, they discuss Fiege's book, "The Republic of Nature," and they explain and define the growing field of environmental history.  The interview was recorded at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians.

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C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of June 15-17 we feature the history of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Author and professor Jonathan Gill talks about his book “Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America.” To illustrate the scope of the Harlem Renaissance, Professor Gill discusses James Weldon Johnson -- a poet, songwriter, author, educator, diplomat and civil rights activist. This event was hosted by the New York City Bar Association.

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The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack. In this program, we follow two National Park Service historians on a tour as they walk the same ground exactly 150 years after Jackson launched his attack.

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Author Graham Hodges looks at New York City’s cartmen, who hauled goods on one-horse carts and dominated the streets of the city from 1667 to 1850. He talks about how the cartmen developed deep relationships with the merchants and residents of New York City and came to be a part of the civic culture. The cartmen also came to hold political power and can be considered the forerunners of modern labor unions. The Gotham Center for New York City History hosted this event.

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