Empire’s Edge: American Society in Nome, Alaska, 1898-1934

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In 1898, Nome, Alaska, burst into the American consciousness when one of the crucial largest gold strikes on this planet occurred on its shores. Over the next ten years, Nome’s population exploded as both women and men came north to are seeking for their fortunes. Closer to Siberia than to New York, Nome’s citizens created their own version of small-town The united states at the northern frontier. Not up to 150 miles from the Arctic Circle, they weathered the Great War and the diphtheria epidemic of 1925 in addition to floods, fires, and the Great Depression. They enlivened the Alaska winters with pastimes such as high-school basketball and social clubs. Empire’s Edge is the story of how abnormal Americans made a life at the edge of a continent—a life both abnormal and bizarre.
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