Engrid Barnett
School
University Of Nevada
Expertise
Travel, Music, True Crime, Weird News
- Engrid Barnett is an award-winning author who has received recognition for her work on the Cravings Department for Nevada Magazine.
- She's written for a variety of publications, including Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Rova Magazine, American Trails, and Nevada Magazine.
- Over the past three years, she's contributed to five books with Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, including Sideshow and Other Carnival Curiosities, Alison's Adventures: Your Passport to the World, and three annuals.
Experience
Engrid has worked as a professional writer for the past four years. Before launching her freelance career, she taught Core Humanities and French at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Truckee Meadows Community College. In her free time, she performs with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra and other classical music groups. Her work has appeared in Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Rova Magazine, American Trails, and Nevada Magazine. Agencies and organizations, including Madden Media, the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), and Visit Newport Beach, have relied on her content marketing expertise to boost their traffic.
Education
Engrid Barnett has a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno, in cultural geography where she studied the early psychedelic rock scene at Virginia City, Nevada's Red Dog Saloon.
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Stories By Engrid Barnett
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In the 19th century, extreme weather had no warning and terrible consequences. These are the most eye-opening stories from the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888.
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Hollywood has given the public fascinating, colorful takes on Mexico's Day of the Dead, but those aren't the whole story. This is your guide to Day of the Dead.
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Catherine de Medici earned a reputation for being spiteful, manipulative, and very deadly. Here are the most gruesome accusations against Catherine de Medici.
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Vincent van Gogh made a career of producing vibrant, dappled, swirling, and primitive artwork. That said, he left plenty of intriguing details in his artwork.
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The author of the Bible's Book of Revelations had some horrific visions kicking around in their head. Here's some of the most terrifying things it contains.
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The gruesome Puritan Massacre at Ulster in 1641 set the stage for centuries of dysfunctional Anglo-Irish relations. Here's everything you need to know.
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While Americans and Europeans tout Mikhail Gorbachev as a hero, Russian views are less positive. This is what Mikhail Gorbachev's Soviet Union was really like.
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Prolific writer Joyce Carol Oates is both loved and hated by critics. Her work often explores themes of trauma, victimhood, and devastation.
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The Tham Luang cave rescue of 13 young soccer players and their coach made international news. Here is the true story.
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Climate change is causing droughts to be more frequent and severe. Here's what you need to know about what really happens during a drought and why it matters.
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Joshua was Moses' right-hand man, who led the Israelites into the land of Canaan after his master's death.
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Alex Jones has attracted a growing number of lawsuits set to cost him millions. Here's what you need to know about the biggest lawsuits he's faced.
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Here's what you need to know about Nepal's centuries-old tradition of Kumari and what it's like to be one of the child goddesses today.
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Emperor Justinian came to power with a plan to restablish the Roman Empire. His policies and military campaigns weren't always popular.
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Netflix's latest contribution to Jane Austen movies, "Persuasion," has sparked a firestorm of controversy. This is what Netflix's 2022 "Persuasion" got wrong.
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When you hear West Point, you think of military ethic, leadership, integrity, and character. You don't think of alcohol-fueled riots ... but one did happen.
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The life of America's first son has included some tragedy, but even more scandal, especially in recent years. This is the untold truth of Hunter Biden.
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Here's the disturbing truth behind Frederick William I's predilection, which led to one of Germany's first attempts at eugenics: creating an army of giants.
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Before George Washington became the nation's first president, there was a purported plan to turn the U.S. into a monarchy. It was called the Prussian scheme.
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The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program had many supporters, but also a questionable track record. This is the controversial history of D.A.R.E.
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Did you know that Britain had internment camps during WWI? Here's a short history lesson on the British camps you might not know about. Read on for the deets.
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Japanese Americans who resisted internment during WWII faced many challenges. Here are the stories of a few of those brave individuals.
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Agatha Christie penned over 150 short stories and 66 novels, and you may wonder how could she possibly come up with so many plots! Here's where a few came from.
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From their longer-than-average life expectancies to their remarkable diversity, here are some fascinating untold truths about Seventh-day Adventists.
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Alaska's Iditarod race has long captured the national imagination, being both romanticized and controversial. This is the dark truth about the Iditarod.
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From hidden cameras and illegal listings to drugged drinks and knifepoint sexual assaults, here are some of the worst stories of alleged Airbnb nightmares.
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Here's the story of the mysterious and elaborately jeweled skeletons of the so-called martyrs of the Counter-Reformation and where you can find them today.