13 Apr 1940
Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities'
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to Alaska, focusing on the cities of Sitka and Juneau.
Building the Alaska Highway
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.
Top Billed Cast
Joe Morton Narrator (voice)
Ruth Gruber Self - Journalist
Charles Hendricks Self - Military Historian
Heath Twichell Self - Historian
William Griggs Self - Army Engineer
Billy Connor Self - Civil Engineer
Hayward Oubre Self - Army Engineer
John Bollin Self - Army Engineer
Henry Geyer Self - Army Engineer
Fred Mims Self - Quartermaster Corps
Alden Hacker Self - Army Engineer
Bob Trail Self - Canadian Resident
Alice Summer Self - Canadian Resident
Alvin Schexnider Self - Historian
Wallace Lytle Self - Army Engineer
Bob Batey Self - Army Engineer
Chester Russell Self - Army Engineer
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