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Eighteen Wheels North to Alaska

By Cliff Bishop

Eighteen Wheels North to Alaska Memories

Eighteen Wheels North to Alaska

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In spite of the obstacles the Alaska truckers were presented with they never weakened in their determination to get the job done. These pioneer drivers never conquered or tamed Alaska's roads and weather, but they learned to operate on the back trails and paths--always making their way to the trip's end. In spite of all the challenges, they never quit. The following from Teddy Roosevelt is an appropriate salute to Alaskan truckers: "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that high place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Eighteen Wheels North to Alaska: A History of Trucking in Alaska is the story of Alaskan drivers who guided, coaxed, pushed, pulled, plowed, and somehow made it to the end of the road--and beyond--over high mountain passes, whiteout conditions, seventy below zero temperature, through mud, muck, and tundra terrain--even onto the Arctic Ocean ice beyond the shore.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
226
Release Date:
2015-05-22
Publication Date:
2009-10-01
Publisher:
Publication Consultants
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1594331103
ISBN13:
9781594331107
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
335 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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