Jacobsmeyer, Nicki
Summary: "Set in the Alaskan wilds, the Iditarod is one of the most extreme races on the planet. As the musher and leader of a high-powered dog sledding team, choosing the right lead dog is just the first of your important decisions. From there, each choice you make will affect whether you come in first, fifth, last, or not at all. You Choose how this adventure ends." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: Tells the story of the author's hunger for remote, wild places, which take her across America and then to Alaska, where she finds her true home in its vast and rugged landscape. She and her husband build a log cabin miles from the nearest road; after tragic loss, Keith and her infant daughter must push on alone in the Alaskan backcountry. Long-distance dog sledding opens a door to a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEITH, KATHERINE KEICooper, Michael L.
Summary: Text and photographs describe the sport of sled dog racing, focusing on the Iditarod race in Alaska and discussing how dogs are raised and trained as racers, the history of sled dog racing, and how the sport is practiced in North America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1988
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798.8 COOHamilton, Sue L.
Summary: Presents a history of the Iditarod race, discussing its history, traditions, and the possible dangers the racers and their dogs face.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J798.8 HAMOsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: Returning from their adventure in Balto of the Blue Dawn, Jack and Annie learn fun facts about sled dogs, the Iditarod and other extreme sports, from the X Games to Ironman competitions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798 OSBO'Dell, Scott
Summary: Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1988
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction O'Dell 1988Mattson, Ted.
Summary: Calling themselves the Iditarod Air Force, volunteer pilots fly through some of the nation's worst weather to transport food, supplies, people, and dogs along the 1,100 mile trail. The author tells twenty-five years' worth of tales about the exploits of these pilots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Epicenter Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.8 MATRiddles, Libby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1988
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Summary: "From one of the coldest regions on earth come the mighty sled dogs of the Iditarod. With long hours, freezing temperatures, and treacherous climbs, discover how the mushers and their amazing dogs manage to complete (and win) this grueling race across Alaska"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J798.8 FUNMcGrath, M. J.
Summary: "Edie Kiglatuk's discovery along Alaska's Iditarod trail leads to a massive, far-reaching conspiracy M. J. McGrath's debut novel, White Heat, earned both fans and favorable comparisons to bestselling Scandinavian thrillers such as Smilla's Sense of Snowand the Kurt Wallander series. In The Boy in the Snow, half-Inuit Edie Kiglatuk finds herself in Alaska with Sergeant Derek Palliser, helping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCGSchultz, Jeff
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.8 SHESummary: "The Great Alone" is an award-winning documentary packed with adventure and thrills that follows the inspiring comeback story of four-time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey and his indestructible love and passion for dog sledding, his family and the infamous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The first ever in history to win four consecutive Iditarod races, Lance Mackey faces ongoing battles with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FilmRise 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GREPaulsen, Gary.
Contents: The Dogs. Beginnings -- Dogs from hell -- Major wrecks -- Becoming dog -- First snow -- Alaska -- The Race. Pre-race -- Eagle River -- Skwentna -- Finger Lake -- Rainy Pass -- Dalzell Gorge and the Burn -- McGrath -- The interior -- Don's cabin -- Shageluk -- The Yukon -- Unalakleet -- Norton Sound -- Nome -- An end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1995
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 798.8 PAUPaulsen, Gary.
Summary: For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2007
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4 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUMackey, Lance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zorro Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MACKEY, LANCE MACMorgan, Lee
Summary: "An intimate account--the first from a trail veterinarian--of the canines who brave the challenges of the Iditarod. Few events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out winds, hundreds of dogs and mushers journey to Anchorage, Alaska, to participate in "The Last Great Race on Earth," a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORGAN, LEE MORPaulsen, Gary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.8 PAUBlake, Robert J.
Summary: Akiak the sled dog refuses to give up after being injured during the Iditarod sled dog race.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BLAMiller, Debbie S
Summary: The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2002