Empire's Edge : American Society in Nome, Alaska 1898-1934
by Jones, PrestonFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-05-30
Publisher(s): Univ of Alaska Pr
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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 basketball and social clubs.Empire's Edgeis the story of how ordinary Americans made a life on the edge of a continenta life both ordinary and extraordinary.
Author Biography
Preston Jones has been a U.S.–Canada Fulbright Scholar and a fellow of the Pew Program in Religion and American History. He publishes in both scholarly journals and national newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the National Post (Toronto). He completed his doctorate at the University of Ottawa in Canada in 1999. He teaches history at John Brown University in Arkansas.
Table of Contents
| Introduction : context and themes | p. 1 |
| Forging Americanness | p. 21 |
| Reaching for empire | p. 31 |
| Winning | p. 47 |
| Community | p. 63 |
| Struggle | p. 79 |
| Settling | p. 93 |
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