The True Story Behind The 1925 Nome Serum Run
The True Story Behind The 1925 Nome Serum Run Public Domain By Natasha Lavender/March 3, 2021 11:46 am EDT Nearly a century ago, the discovery of a deadly and highly contagious disease in a remote Alaskan town sparked a heroic effort to deliver an antidote. Twenty teams of sled dogs raced across the frozen landscape, through whiteout blizzards, to transport the serum across land wrought largely inaccessible by harsh winter conditions. This great human and canine achievement came to be known as the Nome serum run or the Great Race of Mercy. But today, most of the story has ...
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