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Episode Details: The Alaska Pipeline
The Alaska Pipeline
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 18
Episode Number: 11
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
The history of the Alaska Pipeline, which was built in the 1970s to transport oil across 800 miles of pristine wilderness, from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Included: the 1968 discovery of the largest oil field in North America at Prudhoe Bay; the battle between Native Americans and the government over the land the pipeline would cross; environmental concerns; and construction of the pipeline itself, which employed 78,000 people and cost more than $8 billion.
Cast and Guests
Joe Morton
Narrator (voice)Streaming Platforms for American Experience
