Publisher Description
The year is 1925. It is sixty degrees below zero. The wind sweeps tons of snow over the deep-frozen Alaskan landscape. The nearest railhead is seven hundred miles away. Airplanes cannot fly. The way to Nome is blocked by a treacherous frozen sound, an icebound port, and mountains to the west. But there is a diphtheria epidemic in Nome. The children need serum from the outside world if they are to survive. Their only hope is a few chosen Eskimo drivers and their teams of dogs, who must make a relay race across the wilderness if the serum is to get to Nome in time. The heroism and stamina of the men and their dogs can only be called legendary. Now, their story can be told.
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“A grippingly told tale of man and dog racing against time and the environment on the cusp of the technological age. I was moved to tears at the description of the bond between a driver and his dogs not to mention the courage and determination of the twenty drivers and hundreds of dogs that took part in the historic race through America’s last frontier to save Nome’s children from an epidemic of disastrous proportions. A brilliant read.”
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Diana (5 out of 5 stars)
