Spirit of the Wind: The Story of Alaska's George Attla, Legendary Sled Dog Sprint Champ

by Lew Freedman

Book Overview

This is the stirring biography of George Attla, the little-known Athabaskan Indian from the tiny Koyuk River villge of Huslia, Alaska, who limped to the starting line in the 1958 Fur Rendezvous World Championship sled dog race in Anchorge. Attla's record-setting victory shocked the mushing establishment and ushered in a new era of sled dog racing. Over the next four decades, Attla and his village dogs captured more sprint championships than any other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945397933
• ISBN13: 9780945397939
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Epicenter Press (WA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"