PositiveTimes Literary Supplement (UK)The stories do indeed range all over the Bering Strait, and Nome itself, while a convenient hook on which to hang the collection, becomes an increasingly distant and somewhat arbitrary point of reference, all but absent in most of the chapters ... These are enjoyably varied, however, and whatever the subject, Engelhard’s bite-sized nuggets convey the information in an easy-going, approachable style. Some of the most memorable include a chapter on the great photographer Edward Curtis ... Fascinating ... The book ends with a charming sketch of the most unexpected mode of Arctic transport, the bicycle ... It encapsulates the quirky appeal of this enjoyable grab-bag of assorted Arcticiana.
