Description: Milepost 71 on the Copper River Highway by Dale Hamilton Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description At the turn of the century, little was known of the Alaskan interior. Even though miners had prospected and staked claims throughout the vast interior region, there was little or no production from those claims because no affordable transportation system was available to service them when and if they did start producing ore in paying quantities. In 1905, Congress authorized the U.S. Army to explore and develop transportation routes from coastal cities to the interior. One such undertaking completed in 1908, resulted in a wagon trail from Valdez to Fairbanks. That route is now known as the Richardson Highway. While the U.S. Army was busy searching for other viable inland routes, a railroad builder, Michael J. Heney, was exploring the possibility of building a railroad up the Copper River Valley from Cordova to the mines at Chitina. As a result of his entrepreneurship, the Copper River & Northwestern Railway came to be. The railway operated from 1911 to 1938. Following the shut down, the community of Cordova, acting in concert with the Federal Government, made several attempts to convert the railbed to a highway. In his own words, taken from his daily journal, the author describes a short period in history of one such attempt. Milepost 71 permits the reader to share with the author, that summers experience, on a day-to-day basis, 50 years ago. Details ISBN 0595676456 ISBN-13 9780595676453 Title Milepost 71 on the Copper River Highway Author Dale Hamilton Format Hardcover Year 2006 Pages 120 Publisher iUniverse GE_Item_ID:8200810; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Milepost 71 on the Copper River Highway : a True Adventure in the Alaskan Wilderness
Number of Pages: 118 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2006
Topic: Personal Memoirs, General, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Surveying
Genre: Travel, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography
Author: Dale Hamilton
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
