Iditarod Adventures
Tales from Mushers Along the Trail
Lew Freedman author Jon Van Zyle illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co
Published:26th Feb '15
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Regional and national, broadcast and Skype, author interviews during Iditarod and based on events, some in conjunction with famous mushers in the book.
Features the fascinating careers of Iditarod icons as well as the administrators, volunteers, and classic characters that keep the race “running.”In IDITAROD ADVENTURES, mushers explain why they have chosen this rugged lifestyle, what has kept them in long-distance mushing, and the experiences they have endured along that unforgiving trail between Anchorage and Nome.
Renowned sports writer Lew Freedman profiles 23 mushers—men, women, Natives, seasoned veterans, and some relatively new to the demanding sport, many of whom are so well-known in Alaska that fans refer to them only by their first names. The book also features interviews with administrators who organize the event and make sure it happens every year, volunteers, and others whose connection to the Iditarod is self-evident even if they don’t have an official title.
"All of the stories collected here are personal accounts by participants in the Iditarod dog-sled contest, as reported by Lew Freedman, former reporter for the . There are 28 chapters, each one a kind of summary of a musher's personal experience running the Iditarod. The cross-section includes mostly contest winners and top competitors, but also some of the more colorful characters who participate, such as Hobo Jim, a country singer who wrote a popular song about the Iditarod; Jon Van Zyle, who makes paintings of dogs and mushers; Aaron Burmeister, who grew up in Nome and for whom the Iditarod has been a continual part of life; second generation musher Cim Smyth; Newto Marshall, a competitor from Jamaica; and DeeDee Jonrowe, a woman who has finished second twice." —Eithne O'Leyne, ProtoView
23 mushers — men, women, Natives, seasoned veterans and some new to the sport — also administrators who organize the event and make sure it happens every year, volunteers and others. * Alaska Dispatch News *
ISBN: 9781941821282
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222 pages