Building the Alaska Highway
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- Runtime
- 48 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Joe Morton
- Ruth Gruber
- Charles Hendricks
- Heath Twichell
- William Griggs
- Billy Connor
- Hayward Oubre
- John Bollin
- Henry Geyer
- Fred Mims
- Alden Hacker
- Bob Trail
- Alice Summer
- Alvin Schexnider
- Wallace Lytle
- Bob Batey
- Chester Russell
Director
- Tracy Heather Strain
Producers
- Tracy Heather Strain
