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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
The year is 1925. It is sixty degrees below zero. The wind sweeps tons of snow over the deep-frozen Alaskan landscape. The nearest railhead is seven hundred miles away. Airplanes cannot fly. The way to Nome is blocked by a treacherous frozen sound, an icebound port, and mountains to the west. But there is a diphtheria epidemic in Nome. The child...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780736691505
ISBN-10: 0736691502
Edition: Library
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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.