ALASKA OR BUST: THE PROMISE OF THE ROAD NORTH

First edition. 9" x 8 1/2" in colorful pictorial wrappers. boards in dust jacket. 79 pp. Contents. Introduction. Illustrations. "A collection of short essays that accompanied a museum exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Alaska Highway in 1992. It details how and why the highway became such a high priority to the United States during World War II. William E. Simeone's article, 'Fifty Years Later: Alaska Native People and the Highway' is especially valuable in understanding the effects that the Alaska Highway had on Native people living in its path. Jane Haigh's 'Looking Back: Material Culture of the Alaska Highway' focuses on a wide spectrum of artifacts used to interpret the highway's history. Lael Margan's 'Miles and Miles: Honoring Black Veterans Who Built the Alaska Highway' focuses on the five black regiments - about one-third of the 10,607 men who labored on the highway - and highlights their long-neglected contributions." Fine unread copy in fine dust jacket.