When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn’t fly in blizzard conditions–only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome 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. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now.
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historical and a good read
I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of stories about the old-timers in Alaska and the descriptions of the people were fascinating. A different breed of man with the courage and committment to face down adversity, trust their dogs and serve their small community. Was unaware of this beginning of the Iditarod and found the book very …
More than just a dog sled race. A lot of background about Alaska, the history and the people.
Very well written. Captured the events very well
Most of the material was what I’d call background information. The actual sled run was very little of the book. Tended to drag and I kept wondering when we’d get to the cover story.