Crooked Road – The Story of the Alaska Highway - Softcover

Remley, DA

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602230374 ISBN 13: 9781602230378

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2008

Synopsis

"Crooked Road" tells the tale of how the Alaska Highway was built during World War II. David A. Remley chronicles how Americans and Canadians mapped and built the highway under the 1942 authorization of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who ordered its construction for the joint defense of the United States and Canada. "Crooked Road" draws upon archival images and oral histories from those who lived in the previously inaccessible wilderness and those who regularly drive on the highway today, and ultimately offers a fascinating historical account of the expansion of the American landscape.

About this title

About the Author:

David A. Remley, a retired teacher, is now a full-time writer based in New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1602230374
• ISBN 13: 9781602230378
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 267