The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men In a Race Against an Epidemic
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780553527636 (0553527630)
Publish date: June 3rd 2003
Publisher: Random House Audio
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
Medical,
American History,
Animals,
Dogs,
Illness,
Disease
I think most of us have probably seen or heard the story of Balto the dog that saved Nome during the Diptheria epidemic in the 1920's, but do you know the real story? This is that. An interesting book about the details of the outbreak, how the decision was made to use the sled dogs (although using...