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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
In 1925, a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through icebound Nome, Alaska. The life-saving serum was a thousand miles away, and a blizzard was brewing. Airplanes could not fly in such conditions: only the dogs could do it. Racing against death, twenty dog teams relayed the serum across the Alaskan wilderness as newspapers nationwide headlined th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393325706
ISBN-10: 0393325709
Publication Date: 2/7/2005
Pages: 303
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4.3 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, 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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