American Experience: Mount Rushmore Why were the faces of four American Presidents carved into a granite cliff in South Dakota's Black Hills? Whose idea was it to create the world's largest piece of sculpture on the side of a remote mountain? Would George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt be pleased with their 60-foot-high likenesses? This companion to the upcoming PBS special focuses on the strange story of Mount Rushmore's creation, its audacious visionary, and the laborers who risked their lives to create this "masterpiece." Rock on. (in Regional > United States)
