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American Experience

Season 18 Episode 11: The Alaska Pipeline

HD1988TV-Series38 SeasonsS18 E116.6

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.

Seasons:
38
Episodes:
400
Quality:
HD
Status:
Returning Series
First Air:
1988
IMDb:
6.6

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