Author and cultural anthropologist Michael Engelhard is shining a new light on one of Alaska’s most storied towns in his forthcoming book, No Place Like Nome. Blending lived experience, historical ...
One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...
For me, the most compelling stories are the ones with no answers, and the true story of Nome, Alaska, proves that truth can be stranger than fiction. Over the years, roughly two dozen people from Nome ...
On this episode we hear from anthropologist, author and adventurer Michael Engelhard. His newest book is called “No Place Like Nome: The Bering Strait Seen Through its most storied city.” The book ...
On this episode we sit down with writer and wilderness guide Michael Engelhard, who brings the history of Nome alive with a rare mix of lived experience and cultural insight in his new book "No Place ...
Nome seems both unlikely and inevitable. Perched on the Seward Peninsula, it’s the westernmost sizable city in Alaska and the United States. Spawned by a gold rush, it somehow survived the frenzy ...