The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic

The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9780393076219
ISBN-13 : 0393076210
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Book Synopsis The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic by : Gay Salisbury

Download or read book The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic written by Gay Salisbury and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-02-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend." —Seattle Times When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions—only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and immortalized Balto, the lead dog of the last team whose bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now.


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