One of America’s most prolific and preeminent historians, University of Texas Professor H.W. Brands is the author of thirty books, including two that were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book is, America First – Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War, which recounts the fierce debate over entering World War II through its two most important figures.

This February marks one hundred years since a tag team of 20 mushers and over 150 sled dogs braved blizzard conditions and dangerously cold temperatures to bring life-saving anti-toxin to Nome. Cook Inlet Historical Society will mark the anniversary of the “Great Race of Mercy” with a mix of vocal and instrumental music, dramatic readings, and historical anecdotes. 

Two journalists. One male and one female. Each from northwest Washington. Each successful in the contiguous United States. Each came to Alaska in 1913 seeking greater notoriety by covering the Chisana gold stampede.

Julia O’Malley, food journalist, and Aaron Leggett, senior curator at the Anchorage Museum, will have a freewheeling on-stage conversation – including taking audience questions – about the culinary history and food culture of Anchorage.