'Down North.' Souvenir of the Alaska Highway Workers. Yarns of the Road

Calgary, Alberta: J. W. Dick, 1943. Good. Second printing (a month after the original first); 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; pp. 3-28; textured beige wraps, printed and decorated in red and blue; illustrated with photographs; light discoloration throughout text block (not affecting readability); wraps with a few spots and light age-toning; in good to very good condition.The Alaska Highway, also known as ALCAN Highway, is a 1,387 to 1,645-mile route (due to the realignments of the highway over the years, which has rerouted and straightened many sections). It was constructed in just 8 months during WWII, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, as a military supply route and a connection of the contiguous United States with Alaska through Canada. It begins in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, at the junction of the Canadian Highway 97 and Highway 2, and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. Although entirely paved nowadays, it is still considerd a remote, rough, and challenging drive. The curent booklet commemorated, in pictures and verse, the efforts of the pavers, the truckers, the engineers,and all others, who worked to build it.