The great serum race blazing the Iditarod Trail
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. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Walker & Co.,
2002.
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| Summary: | 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. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 v. (unnumbered) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 23 x 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0802788122 (reinforced) 0802788114 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | Debbie S. Miller has written many acclaimed children's books, including Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights . She lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. Jon Van Zyle is a noted children's book illustrator and the official artist of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race . He has twice participated in the run and was recently inducted into the Iditarod Hall of Fame. Jon lives with his wife, Jona, and their twenty Siberian huskies in Eagle River, Alaska. Jon Van Zyle has also collaborated with Debbie S. Miller on seven books for children. |
