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THE MIDDLE SECTION, "What They Were Hunting For," is the least satisfying part of the book. The "hunt" is for a new state capital, to replace the inaccesible town of Juneau. The politicians and businessmen of Anchorage an Fairbanks have ruled out each other's cities, because each group wants...
Northwest was a last-minute starter in the competition. Ironically, Northwest had been a division of El Paso until 1974, when the Justice Department forced El Paso to divest itself of Northwest, and McMillian managed to gain control. Two years later, McMillian entered the pipeline race, and he learned fast...
In a 28-day period, the line has suffered five physical mishaps, three of which caused shutdowns lasting a total of 13 days. The latest accident occurred last week when an earthmover burying part of the 48-in. pipeline struck a valve. That set off a gusher that spewed hot...
The oil will pass over or under 800 streams and rivers, including the Yukon. It will rise 4,800 ft. into the Brooks Mountain Range, swoop down east of Fairbanks, rise 3,300 ft. in the Alaska Range, and eventually drop into half-million-bbl. storage tanks in Valdez to...
But the most obvious (and most optimistic) continuity in Fairbank's life has been his complete dedication to his China mission. It is not surprising that the first major task of his retirement will be to edit the new Cambridge History of Modern China. Some say that Fairbank's editing...