800 Miles to Valdez: The Building of the Alaska Pipeline
- ISBN-10
- 0132468352
- ISBN-13
- 9780132468350
- Category
- Technology & Engineering / Petroleum
- Pages
- 227
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Author
- James P. Roscow
Description
The actual building of the line is described and the controversial issues of environmental impact, timing, planning and accountability are discussed.
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