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The true story of the 1925 Nome, Alaskan diphtheria epidemic in which local doctor, Curtis Welch, recounts his patients' hopeless plight, a blizzard brewing and the serum to cure 700 miles away, where sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival if they themselves can survive the brutal Arctic Circle and the perils that befall them.

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A remarkable adventure story....The Salisburys convey the brutal conditions of the trail convincingly enough to make you shiver in your beach chair.
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Gay Salisbury is the former associate publisher of Basic Books. She splits her time between Fairbanks, Alaska, and New York City. Laney Salisbury, a Columbia Journalism School graduate, has reported from Africa, the Middle East, and New York. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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  • PublisherRandom House
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 0553527630
  • ISBN 13 9780553527636
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