Building the Alaska Highway / a Diner Media film for American Experience ; written by Randall MacLowry ; produced and directed by Tracy Heather Strain.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Diner Media PBS Home Video WGBH Educational Foundation
Other Authors:	Strain, Tracy Heather Morton, Joe, 1947- MacLowry, Randall
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Boston : [United States] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2005], ©2005.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Alaska Highway. Alaska. North America > Alaska Highway. Roads > Alaska > Design and construction. Armed Forces > Military construction operations. Roads > Design and construction. United States. > Army > Military construction operations. United States. > Army. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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