Customer Reviews

A Fans Guide to the Iditarod

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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

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.

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!

Includes the history of the Iditarod & Dog Mushing, Founding Mother & Father, Race Preparation & Training, Volunteers & Staff, Race Rules, Iditarod Dogs, A Musher's Gear, Tracking The Iditarod, Trail Description, Out on The Trail - Strategies & Ploys, Inside Information, Statistics & More.