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Berglund, Bruce R.

Summary: "In January 1925, many people in Nome, Alaska, and the surrounding area were sick and dying from an outbreak of diphtheria. A supply of medicine was found but there was one problem-it was hundreds of miles away. The only way to get it to Nome was by dogsled. Ride along with the heroic sled dog Togo and his owner, Leonhard Sepalla, as they make a dangerous journey across Alaska's unforgiving...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.73 BER

Salisbury, Gay.

Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5123 SAL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival Salisbury

Paulsen, Gary.

Summary: Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798.8 PAU

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 798.8 PAU

Cooper, Michael L.

Summary: Text and photographs describe the sport of sled dog racing, focusing on the Iditarod race in Alaska and discussing how dogs are raised and trained as racers, the history of sled dog racing, and how the sport is practiced in North America.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1988

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798.8 COO

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798.8 COO

Person, Stephen.

Summary: Discusses the history, breeds, and training of sled dogs and sled dog racing.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2011

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.73 PER

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