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THE CRUELEST MILES
by Gay Salisbury & Laney Salisbury (See other books by author)
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Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Edition: 2003 Paperback, 300 pages
ISBN: 0393325709
Item: DSL167
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Summary: Alaska, 1925. The diphtheria serum is 674 miles away. Without it, the people of Nome will not survive. The legendary heroism and endurance of the men and dogs in the Serum Run need no enhancement. Here for the first time their story is told in full.
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Alaska, 1925. The diphtheria serum is 674 miles away. Without it, the people of Nome will not survive. The port was icebound and the nearest railhead was almost 700 miles away across mountains, rivers, and the treacherous ice of Norton Sound. A blizzard was brewing and airplanes, in 1925, could not fly in such conditions. Only the dogs could do it. A relay was set up, and the drivers, many of them Native Alaskans, set off into the night, set out at 60 degrees below zero, often trusting their lead dogs to find the trail under feet of driven snow. The legendary heroism and endurance of the men and dogs in the Serum Run need no enhancement. Here for the first time their story is told in full.
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| Great Book, October 10, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Robert Sutherland |
| Nice history of the Diptheria Serum Dog driving Run across Alaska into Nome. The book is superbly written with material regarding the potential use of airplanes never seen before in a history of this serum run. There are good pictures in the book, and a great representation of what the musher faced on those cold cold days after they departed from the train in Nenana. And there is a wonder bibliography containing wonderful selection of good books still available. If you read one book on the history of the serum run this would be it. If you have any interest in the Iditarod dog race, this would be a great complement to your reading materials. |
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