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Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States.

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska.

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Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys: Series 1: Episode 4: Fairbanks to Juneau

Fairbanks to Juneau

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Episode 4: Fairbanks to Juneau

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Michael discovers how gold prospectors liberated the precious metal from the soil.

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States. At Fairbanks, Michael discovers how gold prospectors liberated precious metal from the soil.

Clutching his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo reaches the State's remote interior and the end of the Alaska Railroad. Less than 200 miles from the Arctic Circle, at Fairbanks, he discovers how gold prospectors liberated the precious metal from the soil.

At Poker Flat, Michael reaches for the skies with the scientists who study the Northern Lights. Volunteers on the Tanana Valley Railroad offer him the chance to light the boiler of their 1899 Porter locomotive - a first for Britain's premier rail fan. In Alaska's railwayless state capital, Juneau, Michael researches the life of the remarkable author of his Appleton's, Eliza Scidmore, before heading to the railhead for his next Alaskan journey. He discovers her role in encouraging tourists to visit Alaska and finds out how salmon propelled the region to statehood.

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys: Series 1

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