📱 eBook en inglés RELAYING THE CURE: THE 674-MILE SPRINT TO SAVE NOME

Blizzards, Dogsleds, and the Harrowing Medical Logistics in the Lethal Alaskan Winter, 1925

DAVID A. HOWARD

epubli- 9783565370139

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Sinopsis de RELAYING THE CURE: THE 674-MILE SPRINT TO SAVE NOME

In January 1925, a doctor in the completely isolated, ice-bound town of Nome, Alaska, made a horrifying discovery: children were dying of diphtheria. Without an immediate supply of antitoxin, the entire population of the region would be wiped out within weeks. The closest serum was in Anchorage.
With all harbors frozen solid and early airplanes utterly incapable of surviving the apocalyptic winter storms, the government resorted to the oldest, most brutal form of arctic logistics: the dog sled. This book tells the true, unromanticized story of the Great Race of Mercy.
We trace the grueling 674-mile relay executed by twenty mushers and their sled dogs, pushing through whiteout blizzards, shattered ice floes, and temperatures plunging to 60 degrees below zero. It highlights the often-overlooked heroism of the lead dog Togo, who navigated the most treacherous, longest leg of the journey, correcting the historical myth that elevated Balto to singular fame.
Experience the ultimate collision of medicine and sheer willpower. A gripping narrative about the desperate, freezing relay that raced death to the edge of the world.

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Editorial: Epubli

ISBN: 9783565370139

Idioma: Inglés

Fecha de lanzamiento: 29/03/2026

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