Winterdance : The fine madness of running the Iditarod / Gary Paulsen.
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod, the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome, in dangerous ignorance and with fierce determination. Winterdance is his account of this seventeen-day battle against Nature's worst elements and his own frailty.
Record details
- ISBN: 0151262276
- ISBN: 9780151262274
- Physical Description: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace, [1994]
- Copyright: ©1994
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Paging and publisher may vary.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prelude: 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.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1060L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6 10 61234.
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- 24 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Ashe County Public Library | J 798.8 PAU (Text) | 55553000000200 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | B Paulsen (Text) | 31111000142857 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 798.809 (Text) | 38344100020351 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | 798.809 (Text) | 33115003285654 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 798.8 PAU (Text) | 22281500038951 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | B PAULSEN PAU (Text) | 34621704620270 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Halifax Main Library | 798.8 Paulsen (Text) | 01011700002574 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hamlet Public Library | 798.8 P (Text) | 58198000098619 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | PAULSEN (Text) | 33258002133226 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Kenly Public Library | 798.8 P (Text) | 38957991851053 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod, the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome, in dangerous ignorance and with fierce determination. Winterdance is his account of this seventeen-day battle against Nature's worst elements and his own frailty.
