| The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic Contributor(s): Salisbury, Gay (Author), Salisbury, Laney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393325709 ISBN-13: 9780393325706 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: Alaska, 1925: the diphtheria serum is 674 miles away. Without it, the people of Nome will not survive. "The Cruelist Miles" is the never-before-told tale of the dogs and men who braved blizzard conditions to save Nome, Alaska, from diphtheria. 34 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Forensic Medicine - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 614.512 |
| LCCN: 2002156444 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.52" W x 8.18" (0.64 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 77825 Reading Level: 8.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions--only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and immortalized Balto, the lead dog of the last team whose bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now. |
Contributor Bio(s): Salisbury, Laney: - Laney Salisbury, a Columbia Journalism School graduate, has reported from Africa, the Middle East, and New York. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.Salisbury, Gay: - Gay Salisbury is the former associate publisher of Basic Books. She splits her time between Fairbanks, Alaska, and New York City. |