The cruelest miles

Gay Salisbury Laney Salisbury First published 2003

About this book

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.

Subjects

  • chiens de traîneau
  • diphtérie
  • diphtheria
  • disease outbreaks
  • dogs
  • history
  • history, 20th century
  • inuits
  • new york times reviewed
  • rescue work
  • sled dogs