The cruelest miles
the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic
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Author
Contributions
- Salisbury, Laney. - Contributor
Publication
2003 - W.W. Norton & Co., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
75,750 words, Guess
Page Count
303 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23247682M
- ISBN-100393019624
- OCLC Control Number51304068
- Library of Congress Control Number2002156444
- Goodreads1272863
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- LibraryThing177360
Classifications
- LCCRA644.D6 S25 2003
Description
The story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the plight of the patients, with a blizzard imminent and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival.
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