In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” put the town under siege 100 years ago. Now, the town’s saviors, the sled dogs and mushers who raced hundreds of miles to deliver its cure are remembered.
In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” put the town under siege 100 years ago. Now, the town’s saviors, the sled dogs and mushers who raced hundreds of miles to deliver its cure are remembered.
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