A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby MelanieGouldFanBrian » Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:58 am

ADDED TO LISTING: HISTORY OF, PHOTOGRAPHY, & GENERAL BOOKS. 2-20-14

IDITAROD, ALASKA (Images of Sports Series) By Tricia Brown

Come along with Tricia Brown on this ride through time and wilderness, celebrating the history-makers and Alaska's official state sport. Illustrated with historic and recent photographs of the trail, people and dogs that make the Iditarod the Last Great Race on Earth. Brown is an avid fan and happy to volunteer or write about the race, rather than ride the runners at -40°F. Many of the books on mushing that she has written and edited have brought the Iditarod® and its stars to an international audience. The book’s forward is by 4 time champion Jeff King.
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby MelanieGouldFanBrian » Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:21 am

New book added to CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT: FICTION & NON-FICTION on 4-27-14
Bomo and the Beef Snacks: A Story of Friendship and Promises Along the Iditarod Trail By Jim Derrickson
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The snow is crisp, the sled is out, and the children are ready. It's time to run the Iditarod race to Nome. The dogs are ready too, as long as the beef snacks hold out. That's the special pact between the children and the dogs: the guarantee of delicious beef snacks along the cold journey. In the lead, the team stops for a tasty treat only to discover the beef snacks have been left behind. Oh no! What's a dog to do? Turn around in mid-race and head back for more, of course! The other teams rejoice as they see Bomo's team speeding back towards the starting line. But the race isn't over yet. With more beef snacks at the finish line, just who do you think will make it there first? Children's book.
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby MelanieGouldFanBrian » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:34 pm

New book added to CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT: FICTION & NON-FICTION on 9-25-14
The Adventures of Balto: The Untold Story of Alaska's Famous Iditarod Sled Dog by Pat Chargot
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Balto was only three years old when he helped carry serum across Alaska from Nenana to Nome to save the town's children from diphtheria. As leader of the last dog team in the life-saving relay race, he became an overnight sensation — a BONEa fide international celebrity. But much more happened after that. Balto lived for eight more years. His days unfolded like a sled expedition to the North Pole, carrying him in an exhilarating rush over smooth snow one minute, an icy hummock the next. And how does the new story end? With a heart-thumping surprise that you can't imagine — and neither could have Balto. Hook up your harness, step into Balto's booties, and mush off to Balto's true story.
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby MelanieGouldFanBrian » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:30 am

This book added to MUSHER BIOGRAPHIES on November 13, 2014.
Tails of the Gypsy Musher: Alaska and Beyond. By Hugh Neff
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"Told by Walter, one of Hugh's dogs, "Tails of the Gypsy Musher" chronicles Neff's unlikely journey from the big city of Chicago to the remote outposts of Alaska. The story pulls you along as easily as Neff's sled dogs do from competition to competition, from adventure to adventure.Told in a style ranging from light-hearted whimsy to wide-eyed wonder, Neff takes you into his world of beauty and love, where dogs are family and the environment is holy and sacred. It's a road worth traveling. All along the way, the spirit of Neff and his sled dogs shines through, illuminating the way for future dreamers. Geronimo, indeed." --K.C. Johnson, Chicago-based sportswriter
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby MelanieGouldFanBrian » Wed Nov 19, 2014 3:42 pm

This book added to MUSHER BIOGRAPHIES on November 19, 2014.
Racing Toward Recovery: The Extraordinary Story of Alaska Musher Mike Williams Sr. By Mike Williams Sr. and Lew Freedman
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Alaska musher and tribal leader Mike Williams shares his remarkable life story with veteran sports writer Lew Freedman. Williams is a man of many parts, a sports figure, a government figure, a leader of his people, a husband, a father, and a Native man with one foot firmly planted in the twenty-first century and another firmly planted in the roots of a culture that dates back 10,000 years in Alaska. Williams competed in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race fifteen times, and was once the only Yup’ik Eskimo musher, a symbol to all Natives around the state. Although he was never a top contender for the Iditarod title, he was a competitor whom everyone cheered because he resolved that to shed light on one of Alaska’s greatest threats to the health and future of its Native people, he would carry in his dog sled pages—pounds worth—of signatures of people who had pledged sobriety. A Yup’ik Eskimo, Williams saw firsthand how alcohol could devastate people as surely as if they had contracted a deadly flu: each of his brothers had succumbed to alcohol-related accidents, incidents, or illnesses. Williams describes how he recovered from his dependence on alcohol through religion, loved ones, and racing dogs. For many years Williams carried those sobriety pledges in his sled, focusing attention on a troubling, seemingly intractable problem.
This book will come out on May 12, 2015, but can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com now.
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby MelanieGouldFanBrian » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:05 am

Added on 3-12-15 to IDITAROD 1. BY MUSHERS
Dog Man: Chronicles of an Iditarod Champion By Martin Buser
Join four-time winner and mushing legend Martin Buser as he reveals his life's journey in candid and action-packed detail. From a childhood overseas to becoming a proud immigrant to the United States, Buser's story of self-discovery takes the reader with him on the adventures, misadventures, and lessons that have shaped him and his incredible bond with his sled dogs.
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Added on 3-12-15 to MUSHER BIOGRAPHIES
Iditarod Adventures: Tales from Mushers Along the Trail By Lew Freedman
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.
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ADDED 3-12-15 to IDITAROD 2. HISTORY OF, PHOTOGRAPHY, & GENERAL BOOKS
The First Iditarod: Mushers' Tales from the 1973 By Helen Hegener
Several years ago I set about tracking down and visiting the remaining mushers from the 1973 race who would share their stories, their memories of what it was like to be one of the original pioneers setting out on what has since become known as “The Last Great Race on Earth.” This book is comprised of the verbatim words of mushers who made that first journey to Nome in 1973, captured through recorded and videotaped interviews conducted over a span of several years.
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby Gatekeeper » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:38 pm

Maybe we should add a video section too?
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby JeanieB » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:05 pm

Gatekeeper wrote:Maybe we should add a video section too?


That sounds like a great idea. There are several I have that are awesome. Plus, I would love to know how to get a copy of the George Attla video, and Lance's new one when it's out on DVD (I hope).
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby JeanieB » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:12 pm

Do we, have "Iditarod, The First Ten Years" , an anthology by 'The Old Iditarod Gang'?

It is a huge book, full of amazing pictures and stories. It is pricey, but I am so glad I got it. It will take me years to read it all!
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Re: A Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books.

Postby swordwhale » Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:48 am

One more here:

Iditarod Dreamer by Hank DeBruin and Tanya McReady

a well designed, well written insight into a rookie's first Iditarod (with Siberians no less).

I had the honor of doing some art for it...

check it out.

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