The gripping tale of the 1925 serum run from Seward to Nome, a tribute to the spirit and gumption of the dog drivers and sled dogs of Alaska. Drawing on archives and interviews with descendents of the drivers, the authors bring the individual men, their dog teams and the conditions of early 20th-century backcountry Alaska to life in vivid detail. The story created a public sesnsation in its day with gold medals, commendations and accolades. A statue of Balto, most famous of the sled dogs, stands in New York's Central Park.  (ALA173, $14.95)