Empire's edge : American society in Nome, Alaska, 1898-1934 / Preston Jones.
In 1898, Nome, Alaska, burst into the American consciousness when one of the largest gold strikes in the world occurred on its shores. Over the next ten years, Nome's population exploded as both men and women came north to seek their fortunes. Closer to Siberia than to New York, Nome's cit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Fairbanks :
University of Alaska Press,
©2007.
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| Summary: | In 1898, Nome, Alaska, burst into the American consciousness when one of the largest gold strikes in the world occurred on its shores. Over the next ten years, Nome's population exploded as both men and women came north to seek their fortunes. Closer to Siberia than to New York, Nome's citizens created their own version of small-town America on the northern frontier. Less than 150 miles from the Arctic Circle, they weathered the Great War and the diphtheria epidemic of 1925 as well as floods, fires, and the Great Depression. They enlivened the Alaska winters with pastimes such as high-school b. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-152) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781602231528 1602231524 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |