2005
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0h 48m
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
American Experience Films
Building the Alaska Highway
Overview
In May of 1942, across the rugged sub-Arctic wilderness of Alaska and Canada, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken-building the Alaska Highway. This program tells how young soldiers battled mud, muskeg, and mosquitoes; endured ice, snow, and bitter cold; and cut pathways through primeval forests to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes.
Key Crew
Director: Tracy Heather Strain
Producer: Tracy Heather Strain
Writer: Randall MacLowry
Director of Photography: Stephen McCarthy
