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The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
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bookshelves: dogsledding, dogs, dogs-favorite-books
Jun 03, 2021
bookshelves: dogsledding, dogs, dogs-favorite-books
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Great book. So much more than what you see in a Balto or Togo. One of my favorite among my hundreds of books on dogs.
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“No record exists of Bear’s fate. He may have survived, but in all likelihood he never ran again—a horrible fate for an animal that lived and breathed solely to run with its pack down a moonlit trail. Some dogs just won’t accept being left out of the team and will howl and moan as the team leaves the yard. Sometimes they will sink into depression and die. Even those who accept their fate to sit by and watch the team leave always keep alive the instinct to one day run again. “If ever their master comes to them with harness in hand,” a modern-day musher wrote, “they will struggle on arthritic legs to ready themselves for the trail. There may be pain in their backs, but there is always hope in their eyes.”
― The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
― The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
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December 22, 2021
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Dec 25, 2021 07:05PM
My parents gave me a copy of this for Christmas! So excited to read it--Merry Christmas :)
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You will enjoy it. It is one of my top favorites. You really feel like you get all the details of the story that you won't find anywhere else.Have a happy new year.
The title, book description, and your strong endorsement compelled me to add this to my TBR. Thanks!
Thanks Sharon. Appreciate your comment on this book and others. I consider this book to be one of the best dog books about one of the biggest dog related event ever.
I did this review before I started adding quotes. Have to read it again sometime so I can give it a bigger and better review to share things from the book.
Stephen wrote: "I did this review before I started adding quotes. Have to read it again sometime so I can give it a bigger and better review to share things from the book."😊👍
