The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic » (Reprint)

Gay Salisbury is the former associate publisher of Basic Books. She splits her time between Fairbanks, Alaska, and New York City.

Laney Salisbury, a Columbia Journalism School graduate, has reported from Africa, the Middle East, and New York. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend . . . reflects a transcendent understanding and impeccable research."—Seattle Times

USA Today

In the compelling The Cruelest Miles, the real story involved 20 mushers and hundreds of dogs. And the tale turns out to be far more inspiring and complicated than the animated 1995 children's movie. — Deidre Donahue