Bibliograph

Northwest epic, the building of the Alaska Highway, Heath Twichell

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Label

Northwest epic, the building of the Alaska Highway, Heath Twichell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-369) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Northwest epic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1294345802

Responsibility statement

Heath Twichell

Sub title

the building of the Alaska Highway

Summary

Story of the U.S. Army Engineers and civilian contractors who toiled in the tense months after Pearl Harbor to build a 1,500-mile emergency supply line through the Canadian Rockies to isolated military bases in Alaska. Considers also the oil refinery and pipeline system (known as CANOL)

Table Of Contents

Route survey -- Rough cut for a road -- Finishing up -- Was this trip necessary?

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Building of the Alaska Highway

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