Project Gutenberg 2009-08-09 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 112 Omelka, František 1904 1960 Omelka, Frantisek Omelka, F. Štafeta Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Miroslav Malovec, David Tardon, and Andrew Sly. Thanks to the daughter of the author for giving permission to distribute this text "Štafeta" by František Omelka is a novel written in the mid-20th century. The story is set in Nome, Alaska, during a tense period when a diphtheria epidemic threatens the local population, particularly children. The narrative follows Doctor Welch and the perilous quest to transport vital serum across treacherous Alaskan terrain, emphasizing themes of bravery, sacrifice, and community. The opening of the novel introduces the harsh conditions of Nome, describing a cold January evening in 1925, where the community is preparing for a children’s play. The atmosphere shifts dramatically when it is revealed that an epidemic of diphtheria has broken out, raising alarm among the townsfolk. As the doctor learns of the dire need for serum to combat the disease, he quickly devises a plan to form a relay, or "štafeta," of men who will transport the serum from Nenana to Nome. The urgency is palpable as volunteers are called, leading to the emergence of characters willing to risk their lives for the sake of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) cs Sled dog racing -- Alaska SF Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Travel & Geography 135367 135191 2024-10-12T16:35:43.965392 2023-09-13T07:19:21.023165 text/html text/html 133168 2021-02-04T06:24:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 52797 2021-02-04T06:24:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 117331 2024-10-12T16:35:48.940351 application/epub+zip 119540 2024-10-12T16:35:45.709392 application/epub+zip 119540 2024-10-12T16:35:44.589381 application/epub+zip 206963 2024-10-12T16:35:51.292351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196155 2024-10-12T16:35:48.288376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176012 2022-09-13T16:25:46.453787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123940 2024-10-12T16:35:43.485392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124013 2021-02-04T06:24:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 51021 2021-02-04T06:24:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18989 2024-10-12T16:35:51.423352 application/rdf+xml 9646 2024-10-12T16:35:45.122367 image/jpeg 2621 2024-10-12T16:35:44.855388 image/jpeg 116198 2024-10-12T16:35:43.978380 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog eo.wikipedia