Iditarod

by Tricia Brown, Foreword by Jeff King (Foreword by)

Overview

For sled dog-racing fans worldwide, the most important calendar day is the first Saturday in March, when teams convene for the start of mushing's Superbowl—the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Every year, as it has since 1973, this ultimate challenge begins in the state's most populated city, Anchorage, and then dives into the Alaska Bush on a historic trail that wends over mountain ranges, along frozen rivers, and onto the Bering Sea ice. The finish line lies 1,000-plus miles away in Nome, beneath a giant, burled archway. There, dogs and their drivers are greeted by masses of locals, vacationing fans, officials, media, and other mushers who intimately know what that team has just endured. To simply finish is the goal for entrants; to win is the accomplishment of a rare few. Indeed, more people have climbed Mount Everest than have finished the Iditarod®.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467131049
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/03/2014
Series:	Images of Sports
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,036,661
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Come along with Tricia Brown on this ride through time and wilderness, celebrating the history-makers and Alaska's official state sport. Brown is an avid fan and happy to volunteer or write about the race, rather than ride the runners at -40°F. Many of the books on mushing that she has written and edited have brought the Iditarod® and its stars to an international audience.