A Fans Guide to the Iditarod [Hardcover]

Mary H. Hood (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Alpine Publications; 1st edition (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931866855
• ISBN-13: 978-0931866852
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,280,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Iditarod & Dog-Sledding

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Fans Guide to the Iditarod (Hardcover)

This is a great book. The training section helped me with ideas for my dogs, as did the parts on equipment and feeding.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Detail, June 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: A Fans Guide to the Iditarod (Hardcover)

After having just read Gary Paulsen's book Winterdance, I was anxious to learn more about the iditarod race and this book answered every question I could have dreamed up and more including history of mushing and the race, how mushers and dogs prepare for the race, what kind of equiptment they carry, and descriptions of the trail itself. It also has a very large bibliography which gave me a list of other books I would like to read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Iditarod resource, March 13, 2011

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This review is from: A Fans Guide to the Iditarod (Hardcover)

This book is a great resource to help you learn about the Iditarod. It is very easy to read. You can tell the author did her research. The only reason I do not give it 5 stars is because the author needs to write an update. Since this book was published, the internet has become so important and it is not mentioned in this book. Also, new Mushers have begun to dominate the sport. Please write an update Mary!