Blinding blizzards. Freezing wind. Paralyzing cold temperatures. The 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a race across the nation's most forbidding, demanding, and dangerous territory. Competitors must be resourceful, rugged, and resilient. Often they must make life and death choices. These are the stories -- in their own words -- of men and women who challenge the elements. Many fans believe this is the best book written about the Iditarod.
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This book is terrific . . . I promise you, short of getting on a dog sled, traveling into the darkness and running the Iditarod yourself, this will be the next best thing to being there. --Mitch Albom, ESPN / Detroit Free Press
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A native of Boston, Lew Freeman is a sports writer for the Chicago Tribune, where he covers the ""outdoor adventures"" beat. Previously, he was a sports editor for the Anchorage Daily News and a staff writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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This review is from: Iditarod Classics: Tales of the Trail Told by the Men & Women Who Race Across Alaska (Paperback)
Thanks for the quick delivery. The book arrived well within the time stated. The topics are for an older age group than I had thought, so I have enjoyed it - and put it away for the grandchildren to be more discerning.
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Great Fast Facts and Quick Stories,
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This review is from: Iditarod Classics: Tales of the Trail Told by the Men & Women Who Race Across Alaska (Paperback)
This book is an easy read, with great fast facts and fun stories from the mushers. It's a really quick read, and doesn't let each musher go into great depth (they get 5-6 pages each), but it does give a broad range of viewpoints.
There is an update to this volume that picks up where this one leaves off, and most of the modern superstar mushers are in that volume: More Iditarod Classics: Tales of the Trail from the Men & Women Who Race Across Alaska
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IDITAROD FANS WERE ASTONISHED in 1978 when Dick Mackey won the closest race in Iditarod history, winning the title in a photo finish with Rick Swenson after the two mushers raced across Alaska for two weeks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shelter cabin, sprint races, race officials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rick Swenson, Susan Butcher, White Mountain, Libby Riddles, Van Zyle, Yukon River, Iditarod Trail, Jerry Austin, Joe Redington, Bering Sea, Rainy Pass, Big Lake, Dick Mackey, George Attla, Ptarmigan Pass, Rick Mackey, Yukon Quest, Dalzell Gorge, Dean Osmar, Emmitt Peters, Front Street New!
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IDITAROD FANS WERE ASTONISHED in 1978 when Dick Mackey won the closest race in Iditarod history, winning the title in a photo finish with Rick Swenson after the two mushers raced across Alaska for two weeks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shelter cabin, sprint races, race officials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rick Swenson, Susan Butcher, White Mountain, Libby Riddles, Van Zyle, Yukon River, Iditarod Trail, Jerry Austin, Joe Redington, Bering Sea, Rainy Pass, Big Lake, Dick Mackey, George Attla, Ptarmigan Pass, Rick Mackey, Yukon Quest, Dalzell Gorge, Dean Osmar, Emmitt Peters, Front Street New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Race Across Alaska: First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells Her Story by Libby Riddles on page 7
- Gary Paulsen (Learning Works Meet the Author Series) by Stephanie True Peters in Front Matter
- Father of the Iditarod - The Joe Reddington Story by Lew Freedman in Back Matter
- Spirit of the Wind: The Story of George Attla, Alaska's Legendary Sled Dog Sprint Champ by Lew Freedman in Back Matter
- Father of the Iditarod - The Joe Reddington Story by Lew Freedman in Back Matter
- Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier by Spike (editor) Walker on page 41
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