Amazing Pipeline Stories: How Building the Trans-Alaska

Amazing Pipeline Stories: How Building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Transformed Life in America's Last Frontier

In the 1970s, the world's largest construction companies invaded Alaska in a wild rush to build the 800-mile $8 billion trans-Alaska pipeline. Workers by the tens of thousands headed north, hoping to make their fortunes working on the pipeline, in a stampede that dramatically affected Alaska. With the avalanche of big money and new arrivals came new problems: drugs, prostitution, gambling, and violent crime. Rapid economic and social changes ultimately touched the lives of virtually every Alaskan. Journalist Dermot Cole, dean of the Alaska press corps, recalls the best of the pipeline stories with humor, authenticity, and drama.
Country USA
Brand Epicenter Press
Manufacturer Epicenter Press, Incorporated
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1997-05-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780945397465

Country	USA
Brand	Epicenter Press
Manufacturer	Epicenter Press, Incorporated
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	1997-05-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780945397465

Amazing Pipeline Stories: How Building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Transformed Life in America's Last Frontier