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Loading... Empire's Edge: American Society in Nome, Alaska, 1898-1934 (edition 2006)by Preston Jones (Author)
Work InformationEmpire's Edge: American Society in Nome, Alaska, 1898-1934 by Preston Jones
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)979.8History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. AlaskaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |