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Iditarod Adventures

Tales from Mushers Along the Trail

Lew Freedman Jon Van Zyle

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English
Alaska Northwest Books
28 May 2015
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.
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Illustrated by:   Jon Van Zyle
Imprint:   Alaska Northwest Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   467g
ISBN:   9781941821534
ISBN 10:   1941821537
Pages:   222
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction Chapter 1 Martin Buser Chapter 2 Jeff King Chapter 3 Dan Seavey Chapter 4 Mitch Seavey Chapter 5 Dick Mackey Chapter 6 Lance Mackey Chapter 7 Jason Mackey Chapter 8 Joe May Chapter 9 Jon Van Zyle Chapter 10 Hobo Jim Chapter 11 Karen Tallent Chapter 12 Jake Berkowitz Chapter 13 Aaron Burmeister Chapter 14 Cim Smyth Chapter 15 Michelle Phillips Chapter 16 Bob Bundtzen Chapter 17 Joanne Potts Chapter 18 Mark Nordman Chapter 19 Stan Hooley Chapter 20 Sebastian Schnuelle Chapter 21 Hugh Neff Chapter 22 Newton Marshall Chapter 23 Paul Gebhardt Chapter 24 DeeDee Jonrowe Chapter 25 Mike Williams Jr. Chapter 26 Pete Kaiser Chapter 27 Jim Lanier Chapter 28 Aliy Zirkle Index About the Author

Lew Freedman is a veteran newspaper sportswriter and experienced author of more than seventy books. He spent seventeen years at the ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS in Alaska and wrote extensively about the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He has also written several books about the Iditarod and had stories appear in ALASKA MAGAZINE and Alaska Airlines magazine. Freedman has also worked for the CHICAGO TRIBUNE and PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. A frequent traveler to Alaska, Freedman believes the Iditarod is one of the world’s great sporting events and only wishes the dogs could talk so he could better write their story. www.LewFreedmanBooks.com Jon Van Zyle has been the official artist of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for more than thirty years and has run the race twice. Jon’s art has garnered him numerous honors, and his prints, posters, and lithographs are prized by collectors. Jon and his wife live in Alaska, where they maintain a dog team of Siberian huskies. www.jonvanzyle.com

Reviews for Iditarod Adventures: Tales from Mushers Along the Trail

"""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"


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