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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
Author: Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury
Alaska, 1925: the diptheria serum is 674 miles away. Without it, the people of Nome will not survive. — Nome, Alaska, sits on the edge of the Bering Sea two degrees below the Arctic Circle, and there are few more forbidding places on earth, especially in winter. Dr. Curtis Welch knew the signs of diphtheria, knew that his patients---many ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393019629
ISBN-10: 0393019624
Publication Date: 6/2003
Pages: 317
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3.9 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Wonderful book.
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Wow,
This is one of the first Audeo Bookes I tried. I couldn't turn it off. I suggested it to a friend and he read it in one weekend because he just couldn't but it down.
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 badmom5 avatar reviewed The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic on + 39 more book reviews
I almost kept this book for my keeper shelf. WOW, what a great story. I thought it would be the true tale behind one of my favorite movies, Balto, but it was so much more than that. The story of the serum run had me cheering, crying and holding my breath. Even though I knew the outcome I still worried. And on top of that story the book weaves in the history of Alaska, its people and its dogs. Fabulous story!
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A great story of courage and determination, learned a lot about the desolation and isolation of Alaska in the late 1880's to the 1920's.


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