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Title: Gripping race against time and the elements
Review: "The Cruelest Miles" is an excellent recounting of an incredible race to save the citizens of Nome in the mid-1920's. The Salisbury cousins do an admirable job of covering the sled-dog relay, and relating the dangers involved in the relay. Since the story of the relay, while compelling, is a relatively quick one to recount, the authors "fill-in" with some Alaskan history - especially that of Nome - and with descriptions of how the natives of Alaska survived in such a seemingly harsh environment. The political machinations that went into deciding how to deliver the serum (by plane or by sled relay) are also thoroughly covered. "The Cruelest Miles" is a fitting tribute the heroic men and dogs who helped to save Nome.(Special thanks to the reviewer who actually met Leonhard Seppala - great review!)
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