text The cruelest miles : the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic
- Summary
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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.
- Contents
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Gold, men, and dogs -- Outbreak -- Quarantine -- Gone to the dogs -- Flying machines -- Hunters of the North -- Rule of the 40's -- The real heroes were dogs -- Red tape -- The ice factory -- Up against it good and strong -- Saved.
- Format
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- Description
- ix, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Co. 2003
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Library | Location | Status |
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | 614.5123 SAL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Interlochen Public LIbrary | Survival Salisbury in Adult Non-fiction | Available |