Yukon Quest : The Story of the World's Toughest Sled Dog Race

by Freedman, Lew

• ISBN13: 9781935347057
• ISBN10: 1935347055
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Epicenter Pr

Summary

Over beer and hamburgers at the Two Rivers Lodge near Fairbanks, Alaska, a small group of mushers conceived a gutsy idea for a new sled dog race that would be more challenging than any other marathon race in the Far North. In 1984, mushers organized the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Soon, mushers adopted an unofficial race motto, "Survive first, race second."

Table of Contents

Map	p. 18
Introduction	p. 13
Prologue	p. 15
Mushers on a quest	p. 23
A bold idea	p. 33
A man with a dream	p. 43
The race takes hold	p. 50
The comeback	p. 56
Of cinnamon rolls and other treats	p. 63
Mysterious bush man	p. 67
Danger and tragedy	p. 76
A place to catch some shut-eye	p. 83
Two kinds of rookies	p. 87
Iron will	p. 96
No disgrace to be last	p. 102
Yukon Quest Photo Gallery	p. 109
A Canadian triumph	p. 125
Trail break	p. 136
Rick Mackey's quest	p. 142
A gold-rush centennial	p. 149
Alaska Native hero	p. 158
A woman's turn	p. 164
Doing a double	p. 170
So close	p. 176
First three-peat winner	p. 182
A legend is born	p. 189
Mackey makes his mark	p. 196
Surprise, surprise	p. 205
Appendix: Yukon Quest champions	p. 213
Yukon Quest finishers	p. 215
Author's Source Notes	p. 220
About the Author	p. 224
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