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The Cruelest Miles

The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic

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The Cruelest Miles

By: Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury
Narrated by: Margot Dionne
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 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 children need serum from the outside world if they are to survive. Their only hope is a few chosen Eskimo drivers and their teams of dogs, who must make a relay race across the wilderness if the serum is to get to Nome in time. The heroism and stamina of the men and their dogs can only be called legendary. Now, their story can be told.©2003 Gay Salisbury and Laney Salisbury; (P)2003 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Randhom House Inc. Americas Expeditions & Discoveries Travel Writing & Commentary United States Winter Sports World
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