In the winter of 1924-25, a diphtheria outbreak in the remote Nome, Alaska, relied upon a desperate dog sled relay mission. You may know the heroic dog, Balto, but what about Togo?
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Salisbury, Gay, and Laney Salisbury. The Cruelest Miles. W.W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 2005.
Mushing 101: A Primer for Someone Getting Started in Sled ..., dogscouts.org/base/tonto-site/uploads/2014/11/TRAIN_Mushing_101.pdf. Accessed 1 Nov. 2024.
Salisbury, Gay, and Laney Salisbury. The Cruelest Miles. W.W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 2005.
