My American Experience

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Introduction:
Building the Alaska Highway
Timeline:
Alaska from Russian Colony to U.S. State
Flash Interactive:
How to Build a Road
Flash Interactive:
The Last Frontier
Poll Results:
Placement of the Highway
Interview:
Building the Alaska Highway
General Article:
Alaska Highway: Scouting the Route
Biography:
Men Who Built the Highway
Biography:
Alaska Natives Before Statehood
General Article:
The Building of the Alaska Highway
General Article:
Life of a Highway Builder
General Article:
The Ferry Disaster at Charlie Lake
General Article:
Americans and Others Travel to Alaska
General Article:
Alaska in the 1940s
General Article:
Race and the Army During World War II
General Article:
Japan Invades the Aleutian Islands
General Article:
Driving the Highway Today
Primary Resources:
Attack on Alaska
Primary Resources:
A Job for Paul Bunyon
Primary Resources:
Populating Alaska
Further Reading:
Related Books and Websites
Cast & Crew:
Film Credits
Transcript:
Building the Alaska Highway
Teacher's Resources:
Teacher's Guide

Topic: Have You Been to Alaska?

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My American Experience

Topic: Have You Been to Alaska?

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