Winterdance: the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Winterdance: the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod In the tradition of Jack London, Gary Paulsen presents an unforgettable account of his participation in the 1,100-mile-long dogsled race called the "Iditarod". For 17 days, Paulsen and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, moose attacks, and more--yet relentlessly pushed on to the end. "The best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today".--Publishers Weekly.
Full description- Publisher: THOMSON LEARNING
- Published: 01 November 2003
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: True Stories Of Heroism, Endurance & Survival | Dogs As Pets | Winter Sports
- ISBN 13: 9780156001458 ISBN 10: 0156001454
- Sales rank: 22,672
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Full description for Winterdance: the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
Winterdance is an unforgettable account of Gary Paulsen's most ambitious quest: to know a world beyond his knowing, to train for and run the Iditarod. Fueled by an all-consuming passion for running dogs, Paulsen entered the grueling 1,180-mile race across Alaska in dangerous ignorance and with fierce determination. For seventeen days, Paulsen and his team of fifteen dogs ran through breathtaking and treacherous Arctic terrain. They crossed the barren, moonlike landscape of the Alaskan interior and witnessed sunrises that cast a golden blaze over the vast waters of the Bering Sea. They endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinations - and the relentless push to go on. He crossed the finish line, but it wasn't enough: Paulsen was obsessed and wanted to race again. Though the dangers of the Iditarod were legion, more frightening still was the knowledge that he could not stop racing dogs of his own free will.
