Bruce Feiler: How Moses influences American history

Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler in Egypt.
Photo by Jim Coane/Courtesy of HarperCollins

From the pilgrims to Independence Hall, the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement; from Presidents George Washington to Barack Obama author Bruce Feiler traces how the Exodus story of Moses plays out in American history.

Feiler discusses his newest book, "America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story" in conversation with Stephen Smith, executive editor of American RadioWorks.

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