a year in the life of Alaskan sled dog racer DeeDee Jonrowe
Freedman, Lewis
1995
Follows a year in the life of DeeDee Jonrowe as she prepares to race in the 1994 Iditarod. Includes an excerpt of the Iditarod's rules on the humane treatment of the dogs.
Rachael Scdoris recounts her experiences running the Iditarod Race as the only legally blind competitor, and reflects on how she has faced the challenges of blindness and excelled when no one else believed in her.
Describes the annual dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, and the life of the woman who was the first person to win it for three consecutive years.