Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail [Hardcover]

Ellen M. Dolan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1993

Describes the annual dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, and the life of the woman who was the first person to win it for three consecutive years.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

An overview of Butcher's 1982 second-place win prefaces the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's background: an exciting account of the historic 1925 race against death, when diphtheria serum was relayed over 1000 miles, from Anchorage to Nome, in five days. Explaining how the Iditarod was organized in tribute to that life-saving run, Dolan follows Butcher from her New England childhood through participation in 15 Iditarods, four of which she won--an inspiring portrait of a superb athlete and dog trainer, a woman of great determination and courage who set a goal and worked until she achieved it. Meanwhile, Butcher has earned the friendship and admiration of colleagues in a tough, male-dominated sport where the lines between life and death are often thin. All in all, an exhilarating account, though without the immediacy and poetic vision of Paulsen's Woodsong (1990); older readers will also enjoy Race Across Alaska (1988) by Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the Iditarod. B&w photos; appendices (lists of checkpoints, winners, Butcher's standings and awards). A map would have been welcome; index not seen. (Biography. 10+) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 103 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Co (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802782116
• ISBN-13: 978-0802782113
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Iditarod & Dog-Sledding

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK FOR BALTO FANS OR JUST HUSKY FANS!!!, May 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail (Paperback)

THIS BOOK HAS GREAT FACTS ABOUT THE REAL BALTO ..I THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS THE TRUTH ..HEY THE OVIE BALTO WAS GOOD BUT THE TRUE STORY IS A LOT DIFFERNT.... I LOVE BOTH VERSOINS! AND SUSAN AND HER DOGS WINNING STREAK! NO DOUBT THE BEST IDITAROD BOOK!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars full of competitive excitement, November 13, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail (Paperback)

STE'PHANE PRIBBLE

Hi, have you ever read a terrific book, have you ever just loved a book so much? Well, I know I have , and the name of it is Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail. I love this book because it's about Alaska, and I love Alaska. The book is about a women named Susan Howlet Butcher. It's about how she trained for the Iditarod. The reason I like this book is because it teaches people how to train for the Iditarod, and in my future, I want to be a musher. In my future days I hope to meet Susan. The book also tells me how to get started, and when is the right time to turn corners, or things like that. The book also helps me on concentration and how to adapt and what to do when I'm on the trail.See there are lots of reasons I love this book.
In, conclusion I still wonder to this day where Susan really is. But now the only way I can talk to her is on email, and on the email she still helps me with problems I have and how to get ready for the Iditarod.

HAPPY TRAILS,

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Susan Butcher, April 30, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail (Paperback)

I read Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trial.I thought this book was good but it took a few chapters to get into the story.This book was about a lady called Susan Butcher,she was a dogsledder.She was the first woman to become a dogsledder. After a few more years two more women started.The Iditarod Trial was the toughest race of all dogsledding races,...