The Great Serum Race
About this book
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.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL59666W
Subjects
Sled dogs, juvenile literatureDiphtheriaDogs, juvenile literatureAlaska, juvenile literatureAlaska, historyJuvenile literatureHistorySled dogsMushersDiphtheria antitoxinTogo (Dog)Balto (Dog)Siberian huskyDogsIditarod (Race)Iditarod (race)