The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 537910
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 317
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0393019624
Dewey Decimal Number: 614.5123097986
EAN: 9780393019629
ASIN: 0393019624
Publication Date: June 2003
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Alaska, 1925: the diptheria serum is 674 miles away. Without it, the people of Nome will not survive. Nome, Alaska, sits on the edge of the Bering Sea two degrees below the Arctic Circle, and there are few more forbidding places on earth, especially in winter. Dr. Curtis Welch knew the signs of diphtheria, knew that his patients—many of them children—would die without a shipment of fresh serum. The port was icebound and the nearest railhead was almost 700 miles away across mountains, rivers, and the treacherous ice of Norton Sound. A blizzard was brewing, and airplanes, in 1925, could not fly in such conditions. Only the dogs could do it. A relay was set up, and the drivers, many of them Native Alaskans, set off into the night at 60 below zero, often trusting their lead dogs to find the trail under feet of driven snow. The legendary heroism and endurance of the men and dogs in the Serum Run need no enhancement. Here, for the first time, their story is told in full. 34 b/w illustrations.
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 Excellent reading November 11, 2008
Metusmors (Harrisburg, PA)
My wife and I recently enjoyed a 2 week vacation in Alaska and have been fastinated with mushing after visiting a few musher camps during our visit. This is an excellent read for anyone interested in mushing or Alaska.
If you love dogs you will love this book... April 29, 2008
P. F. Connolly (New Hampshire)
This is a good read and as I said in the title of the review...if you love dogs you will love this book. Our dog got a ton of pets and hugs when I was reading this true well researched story.
 Wonderful book! December 30, 2007
KatPanama (Readerville)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Do we really need another book about the great dog-sled rescue team racing serum to Nome to save the town from a diphtheria epidemic? Why, yes, actually, we do indeed. This thrilling book recounts not only the canine and human heroes of the rescue team but tells us about the heroes in Nome, e.g., the doctor who had to play god and how he did it. Also, the Balto myth is debunked.
The Cruelest Miles October 11, 2007
C. Shannon (Virginia, USA)
I am doing genealogical research on one of the participants mention in "The Cruelest Miles" and found the book most help in narrowing my research. I found the book well written and documented.
Real Dogsledding January 15, 2007
Carl W. Horst (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent historical review of Alaska dogsledding years ago and how a medical epidemic was averted in the early 1900's. Being true, it is remarkable how interesting and exciting fact can be compared to fiction.
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