Building the Alaska Highway / a Diner Media film for American Experience ; written by Randall MacLowry ; produced and directed by Tracy Heather Strain.
In May 1942, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken. This program tells how they battled to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
Boston : [United States] :
WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video,
[2005], ©2005.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
In May 1942, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken. This program tells how they battled to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes. |
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| Note: | DVD release of an episode originally broadcast on the PBS series American Experience in 2005. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CM9 D0047799 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 0793690129 9780793690121 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; editor, Randall MacLowry ; music, John Kusiak. |
| System Details: | DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Narrator, Joe Morton. |