Set against the backdrop of the Hudson River, River of Dreams follows ordinary people whose lives intertwine with the shifting tides of American history. Immigrants, dreamers, and artists seek opportunity, and discover what it means to belong to something larger than themselves. River of Dreams reimagines the Hudson, a great American river, as the source of inspiration , ambition and resilience.

River of Dreams showcases the important role the hudson river played in the development of America, from the Revolutionary War, to the birth of the environmental movement; from the immigrants of ellis island, to the steamboats and railroads of the industrial revolution, from the Erie Canal (whitch new york a financial capital) to the creative inspiration the Hudson provided to writers and artists like Thomas Cole, James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving.