Empire's Edge: American Society in Nome, Alaska 1898-1934.(Book review)

Arctic | June 1, 2007| | Copyright

EMPIRE'S EDGE: AMERICAN SOCIETY IN NOME, ALASKA 1898-1934. By PRESTON JONES. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1-889963-89-1. x + 158 p., map, b & w illus., notes, bib., index. Softbound. US$19.95.

People know about Nome, Alaska, today because of two practically iconic historical events. The first was the discovery of gold in the sandy beaches of western Alaska in 1899. The second was the heroic run of sled teams from Nenana to Nome in 1925: despite fierce blizzard conditions, the sleds arrived with serum in time to halt a threatening ...

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