The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an EpidemicBaker & Taylor, CATS, 2008 M10 20 - 303 pages The true story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the hopeless plight of the patients, with a blizzard brewing and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. |