Fan's Guide to the Iditarod

By Mary H. Hood

A full reference to Alaska's annual 1,200-mile sled dog race, which since it was founded in 1973 has gained world attention. History, the race course, the volunteers and staff, the racers and their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931866855
• ISBN13: 9780931866852
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Alpine Publications
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Every Detail

After having just read Gary Paulsen's book Winterdance, I was anxious to learn more about the iditarod race and this book answered every question I could have dreamed up and more including history of mushing and the race, how mushers and dogs prepare for the race, what kind of equiptment they carry, and descriptions of the trail itself. It also has a very large bibliography which gave me a list of other books I would like to read.

Great Book!

This is a great book. The training section helped me with ideas for my dogs, as did the parts on equipment and feeding.