In 1925, the town of Nome in rural Alaska found itself facing a potentially catastrophic outbreak of diphtheria. Almost completely cut off from the rest of the world by the harsh Winter, the only way to get medicine in was via a relay of 20 teams of sled dogs. The inspiration for the cartoon film Balto, this is the true story of the Nome Serum Run.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Icebound The Greatest Dog Story Ever Told (Discovery Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbJ1PNTZyo&t=10s

https://www.baltostruestory.net/serumrunsynopsisp2.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20101127233139/http://www.litsite.org/index.cfm?section=Digital-Archives&page=Land-Sea-Air&cat=Dog-Mushing&viewpost=2&ContentId=2559

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/togo/

https://www.maruskiyas.com/nome-alaska

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