DeeDee Jonrowe loves dogs, and her consuming passion is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Winter and summer, virtually day and night (even in her dreams!), she and her huskies prepare for the annual race across Alaska. IDITAROD DREAMS is an absorbing, personal account of a year in the life of this remarkable woman living on the edge of the wilderness with her husband, Mike, and enough howling huskies to populate a small town. It is about the special bond between a woman and her dogs and about the astonishing measure of skill and stamina required to compete in the Iditarod.
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The Iditarod is Alaska's answer to the lower 48 states' Super Bowl and Kentucky Derby. This dogsled race lasts ten or 11 days and covers 1100 miles. In her first-person narrative, Jonrowe describes her year preparing for the racing season and living the sledder's life. The book begins with the 1993 Iditarod, in which Jonrowe placed second, and ends with the 1994 race. The authors cover dog training, the raising of pups for future teams, other races such as the Alpinrod in Europe, and the politics of the Iditarod. Defending the race against animal rights groups' objections that the race and racers are cruel to the dogs, Jonrowe talks about motivation, love for the land, and never giving up. The chapters are a bit choppy, but overall the book is very readable. Recommended for large sports collections.?Lisa J. Cochenet, Winfield P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Recommended. --Library Journal
For those of us who enjoy watching the Iditarod but wonder what it would be like to actually be a participant--this is the book to read! --Alaska Women Speak magazine
For those of us who enjoy watching the Iditarod but wonder what it would be like to actually be a participant--this is the book to read! --Alaska Women Speak magazine
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Interesting Alaskan Story,
By Chena Husky "husky lover" (Willow, Alaska) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Iditarod Dreams: A Year in the Life of Alaskan Sled Dog Racer DeeDee Jonrowe (Paperback)
DeeDee Jonrowe is one of the best known mushers in Alaska. She is a consistent top ten iditarod finisher. Her dog care is truly among the best. This is her story of what it is like to run this tough race with her friends, the huskies. Are there hardships? Yes, but those come to everyone in life. The review here by Ms. Glickman is so wrong on so many levels that one should read this book just to see how Ms. Glickman slants the truth. The Iditarod is not about dog abuse. It is about people and their dogs, training themselves as athletes, to cross the harsh Alaskan Wilderness. I found it to be most inspiring.
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What a pleasure to have met Dee Dee Jonrowe. She is one of the most honest, caring persons I've ever met. How sad that critics have not bothered to meet her and learn of her love: The Iditarod. She is an inspiration to those who know her and I've been blest knowing her.
The book is wonderful and should be "required reading." That's the teacher coming out in me.
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Wonderful book about Iditarod,
This review is from: Iditarod Dreams: A Year in the Life of Alaskan Sled Dog Racer DeeDee Jonrowe (Paperback)
Dee Dee Jonrowe is one of the most-loved mushers in all of Alaska. I met her when I volunteered in Nome and in Anchorage. When I saw her book, I just had to buy it. Her thoughts on raising puppies, training sleddogs, and being on the trail out in the wilderness will charm anyone. Light a fire in the fireplace, sit back in your easy chair with a cup of hot chocolate and travel the Iditarod trail across Alaska. You'll be cozy and warm, but the book will make you feel like you are right there with Dee Dee.
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It was 7 a.m., March 6, 1993. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other mushers, first musher, twenty dogs, glare ice, sled runners, dog team Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iditarod Trail, Jeff King, Martin Buser, White Mountain, Susan Butcher, Rick Swenson, Finger Lake, Rick Mackey, Rainy Pass, Dalzell Gorge, Eddie Bauer, Farewell Burn, Flathorn Lake, Front Street, Rohn River, Royal Canin, United States, Fourth Avenue, Hatcher Pass, Roxy Wright Champaine, Sue Firmin, Jacques Philip, Tim White New!
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It was 7 a.m., March 6, 1993. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other mushers, first musher, twenty dogs, glare ice, sled runners, dog team Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iditarod Trail, Jeff King, Martin Buser, White Mountain, Susan Butcher, Rick Swenson, Finger Lake, Rick Mackey, Rainy Pass, Dalzell Gorge, Eddie Bauer, Farewell Burn, Flathorn Lake, Front Street, Rohn River, Royal Canin, United States, Fourth Avenue, Hatcher Pass, Roxy Wright Champaine, Sue Firmin, Jacques Philip, Tim White New!
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- Race Across Alaska: First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells Her Story by Libby Riddles in Back Matter
- Dangerous Steps by Lew Freedman in Front Matter
- Snow Sports (Discovery Travel Adventures) by William G. Scheller in Back Matter
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