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| Author | : Kenneth A. Ungermann |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1963 |
| Genre | : Alaska |
| ISBN | : |
In 1925, Dr. Curis Welch, in Nome, Alaska, diagnosed two cases of diphtheria. He had only enough serum on hand for a few injections. While the virus is dangerous to anyone, the native population had little resistance to this "white man's" disease. It would surely kill them. 300,000 units of serum were sent by train from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, the serum was relayed to Nome by twenty dog teams, across 674 miles in sub zero weather. The serum arrived in 27.5 hours. The event is commemorated today by the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
| Author | : Bill Sherwonit |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-01-15 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1632172232 |
This is the definitive story of the Iditarod, the dogsled race that has been run for over a century--told in brisk inviting stories and fully illustrated with color photographs, including updated information through the 2018 race. The famed 1000-mile dogsled race from Anchorage in Southeast Alaska to Nome on the Bering Sea is a test of endurance, both human and canine. The great history of the race has unfolded in the accounts of mushers and dog teams, fierce weather, accidents and good luck--with personalities like Joe Redington Sr., Rick Swenson, and Libby Riddles being joined by Lance Mackey, DeeDee Jonrowe, and Mitch & Dallas Seavey in recent years. The book is thoroughly illustrated with Jeff Schultz's photography, including coverage of the most recent runnings of the Iditarod.
| Author | : Gay Salisbury |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2005-02-17 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0393076210 |
"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend." —Seattle Times When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions—only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and immortalized Balto, the lead dog of the last team whose bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now.
| Author | : Debbie S. Miller |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2006-03-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0802777236 |
Relates the story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome, and includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it. Reprint.
| Author | : Elizabeth Cody Kimmel |
| Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 2009-09-02 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0307554503 |
Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life. A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3
| Author | : Katie Mangelsdorf |
| Publisher | : Publication Consultants |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2011-07-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1594332460 |
Joe Redington Sr. was an ordinary man with extraordinary dreams—and buckets of determination! His vision was as vast as the majestic Alaska landscape he loved to explore. This firsthand account is of the man whose love for the Alaskan husky and the Iditarod Trail evolved into the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Joe’s adventurous spirit, fierce perseverance, and creative heart burned strong within his character and enabled the impossible to become a reality. His spell-binding stories and genuine love of Alaska drew people into his dreams. This is the story of those unique feats that defined Joe’s life, and built the foundation for the most demanding and famous sled dog race in the world.
| Author | : Libby Riddles |
| Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1988-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780785773931 |
For use in schools and libraries only. The author recounts her experiences in the 1985 Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska, and shares her insights on strategy, sled dogs, and winter survival.
| Author | : Gary Paulsen |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780156001458 |
Paulsen and his team of dogs endured snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, and hallucinations in the relentless push to go on. Map and color photographs.
| Author | : Jodie Parachini |
| Publisher | : Animalographies |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2022-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780807503829 |
It was 1925 and the world was in a diptheria pandemic. The town of Nome, Alaska, needed the serum to save its children but there was only one way to get there: dog sled. Balto and Togo, two Siberian huskies, were part of the relay race that pushed through below-freezing temperatures and a blizzard to bring the serum to Nome.
| Author | : Bob Thomas |
| Publisher | : Pictorial Histories Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015-04 |
| Genre | : Dogsledding |
| ISBN | : 9781575101705 |
The Nome Kennel Club was founded ostensibly to sponsor races as a way to settle the never-ending dispute over who owned the best dogs. The club s rules for participation led to a greater respect for and care of sled dogs in a way that, until recently, had yet to be fully appreciated. That Leonhard Seppala and his Siberians became the ambassadors carrying the Nome Kennel Club s humane dog care message from Nome to New England was inevitable nice-looking, calm, friendly dogs who adored their driver and a charismatic man who loved his dogs.
