mushers

Rachael Scdoris recounts her experiences running the Iditarod Race as the only legally blind competitor, and reflects on how she has faced the challenges of blindness and excelled when no one else believed in her.

Presents a collection of twenty-four stories about the men and women who have run the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome.

World-renowned dog-sled musher Jeff King recounts his more memorable races, including the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest, and his experiences living and racing in Alaska.

Ann Cook discusses the experiences she had while she and her husband trained a dog sled team to run the Yukon Quest in Alaska.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

The author's account of his most ambitious quest: to know a world beyond his knowing, to train for and run the Iditarod.

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.