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

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.

This book title, The Cruelest Miles (The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic), ISBN: 9780393325706, by Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury, published by W. W. Norton & Company (February 17, 2005) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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