The cruelest miles : the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic
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New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2003., , [2003].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 16
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2003., , [2003].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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UG
Level 8.4, 16 Points
Level 8.4, 16 Points
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-302).
Description
"Alaska, 1925: the diphteria serum s 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 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, set out at 60 degrees 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"--Front flap.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.4,16.0,77825.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Salisbury, G., & Salisbury, L. (2003). The cruelest miles: the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Salisbury, Gay and Laney. Salisbury. 2003. The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic. W.W. Norton & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Salisbury, Gay and Laney. Salisbury. The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic W.W. Norton & Co, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Salisbury, Gay., and Laney Salisbury. The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic First edition., W.W. Norton & Co., 2003.
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