{"product_id":"the-cruelest-miles-the-heroic-story-of-dogs-and-men-in-a-race-against-an-epidemic-9780393019629","title":"The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic","description":"In 1925, a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through icebound Nome, Alaska. The life-saving serum was a thousand miles away, and a blizzard was brewing. Airplanes could not fly in such conditions: only the dogs could do it. Racing against death, twenty dog teams relayed the serum across the Alaskan wilderness as newspapers nationwide headlined the drama, enthralling an entire generation. The heroic dash to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Dog Sled Race in Alaska and immortalized Balto, the lead dog whose arrival in Nome over a snow-blown trail was an American legend in the making. His bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park, in dedication to the Endurance, Fidelity and Intelligence of the dogs that saved Nome. This is their story, the greatest dog story never fully told, until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393019629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e77825 \/ Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2003 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2003 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2003 pg. 594\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/2003 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2003 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2003 pg. 1562\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2003 pg. 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2003 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalisbury, Gay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGay Salisbury\u003c\/strong\u003e is the former associate publisher of Basic Books. She splits her time between Fairbanks, Alaska, and New York City.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalisbury, Laney:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLaney Salisbury\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Columbia Journalism School graduate, has reported from Africa, the Middle East, and New York. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40507176288371,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":52.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c4138f48-83a9-4cf7-86fb-68f34acc8087.jpg?v=1665494614","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-cruelest-miles-the-heroic-story-of-dogs-and-men-in-a-race-against-an-epidemic-9780393019629","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}