Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarodâthe eleven hundred and eighty mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wildernessâin dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinationsâand the relentless push to go on. Winterdance is the enthralling account of a "stunning wilderness journey of discovery and transformation" (Chicago Tribune), lived and told by "the best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today" (Publishers Weekly).
Winterdance : The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod - Gary Paulsen
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarodâthe eleven hundred and eighty mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wildernessâin dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinationsâand the relentless push to go on. Winterdance is the enthralling account of a "stunning wilderness journey of discovery and transformation" (Chicago Tribune), lived and told by "the best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today" (Publishers Weekly).