The Beartooth Highway: A History of America's Most Beautiful Drive

Transportation

by Jon Axline

Traversing the spectacular Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming is an unforgettable experience. The unspoiled mountain scenery along the highway inspired famed news correspondent Charles Kuralt to label it “America’s most beautiful drive,” yet the story behind this engineering marvel is largely unknown. It is an epic account of man versus nature to construct a road through unforgiving wilderness. Built during the height of the Great Depression and rising 10,947 feet above sea level, the Beartooth Highway sparked an economic boom in Red Lodge, Cooke City and Yellowstone National Park. Understandably, it continues to leave a profound impression on people privileged to drive it. Historian Jon Axline tells the exciting and colorful narrative behind the origins and construction of the Beartooth Highway.

Genres: Nonfiction

212 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 29, 2016

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

There might be an interesting story behind the inception, construction, and, maintenance of the Beartooth Highway but this isn't the book you want to read to discover if there is one. Ok, so the book does provide some useful information but it is all conveyed in such a dry, boring way. Sooooo boring. It does, however, have some nice photos. Lots and lots of nice photos (and even photos from Flickr!) both historic and modern.