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BL
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| Record Number
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946644
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b701014
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| Main Entry
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Kupperberg, Paul.
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| Title & Author
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The Alaska Highway /\ Paul Kupperberg.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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Building America : then and now
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| Page. NO
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120 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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1604130741
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: 9781604130744
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 112) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: "Imperative from the viewpoint of national defense" -- "It was nothing but Indian trails" -- "Permafrost was the worst thing we had to contend with" -- "When one company finished their work, they would leapfrog ahead" -- "This is no picnic" -- "Nobody else knew the mosquitoes were there" -- "I think our average daily mileage was 14 miles a day" -- "I'm not sure if the road's finished today" -- Chronology and timeline -- Glossary.
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| Abstract
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Describes the work of U.S. Army engineers and civilian contractors to build a 1,500 mile emergency supply line to isolated military bases in Alaska in the tense months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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United States.-- History
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United States.-- History.
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United States.
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Roads-- Alaska-- Design and construction-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Roads-- British Columbia-- Design and construction-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Roads-- Yukon-- Design and construction-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Roads-- Alaska-- Design and construction-- History.
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Roads-- British Columbia-- Design and construction-- History.
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Roads-- Yukon-- Design and construction-- History.
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Roads-- Design and construction.
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Roads-- History.-- Alaska.
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Alaska Highway, History, Juvenile literature.
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Alaska Highway, History.
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Alaska Highway, History.
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Alaska.
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British Columbia.
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North America, Alaska Highway.
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Yukon.
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| Dewey Classification
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388.109798
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| LC Classification
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F1060.92.K865 2009
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| NLM classification
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U41clc
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