800 Miles to Valdez
800 Miles to Valdez

Author: James P. Roscow

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 254

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The actual building of the line is described and the controversial issues of environmental impact, timing, planning and accountability are discussed.

Amazing Pipeline Stories
Amazing Pipeline Stories

Author: Dermot Cole

Publisher: Epicenter Press (WA)

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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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.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Controversy
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Controversy

Author: Peter A. Coates

Publisher: Lehigh University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780934223102

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In 1977 oil began to flow south from the Arctic through the controversial Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). This study considers the TAPS proposal and controversy as an extension (even a culmination) of established processes, policies, and attitudes within Alaska history, American environmental history, and the history of conservation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR