The Cruelest Miles
by Gay and Laney Salisbury
This is the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic. It's a stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome during a deadly diphtheria epidemic 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.
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