Subject: So. Studies/Sciences: Geography/Cultures

The Alaska Series

A series of historical and contemporary documentaries that combine to tell the vast and magnificent story of Alaska, still one of America's greatest natural wonders. Programs available on 5 DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in a 5-Disc Set. For pricing call in US: 800.876.2447/Intl. 603.434.9262 or e-mail
Also See: USA: Alaska 1, 2, 3

List of Titles

Alaska Highway: The Gravel Magnet

"Highly Recommended. Using detailed personal accounts from Yukon natives, this documentary explains why the U.S. hastily summoned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a highway connecting Edmonton, Alberta, to Fairbanks, Alaska. It is superior in its presentation, including the original 1940s radio broadcasts, Click for more

Alaska Tundra: One Arctic Summer

"Editor's Choice Award" -Science Books & Films
CINE Golden Eagle Award
Seventy miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in the midst of a road-less wilderness, the arctic coast of Alaska goes through a special time of year: birds, animals and land celebrate the coming of Click for more

ALCAN Highway: Adventure Road to Alaska

The ALCAN Highway, an acronym for the Alaska-Canadian Highway, is also called the Alaska Highway, and is one of North America's most important roadways. To simply state, this highway was constructed during World War II, is way too much of an understatement, because this incredible 1400-mile highway had to be built Click for more

Glaciers: Voices From the Ice

"Editor's Choice Award" -Science Books & Films
Gold Medal Winner -IFF of New York
"Recommended. Much like a PBS 'Nature' program, the viewer is presented with beautiful and dramatic cinematography pulled together by an informative narrative. It is evenly paced Click for more

Venture to Alaska

Alaska is many things to many people; it's a destination, an attitude, and an escape. The name itself speaks to us of unfettered wilderness and limitless ambition; it embodies many dreams. It has been tamed today in many ways, yet there is still adventure and challenge there. There are unusual lifestyles still lived Click for more