Title: The cruelest miles
Description: The story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the plight of the patients, with a blizzard imminent and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival.
Subjects: Chiens de traîneau, Inuits, Diphtérie, Sled dogs, Disease Outbreaks, Diphtheria, Rescue Work, History, 20th Century, Dogs, History, New York Times reviewed