He escaped slavery by beating his master in a card game. Then spent 32 years as a U.S. Deputy Marshal, arresting over 3,000 outlaws in Indian Territory. He may have been the real Lone Ranger. You've probably never heard his name.

1942. Japan threatened Alaska. America needed a land route — 1,700 miles through permafrost, mountains, and brutal cold. They built it in 8 months. 10,000 soldiers. 8 miles of road a day.