num_pages: 272
description: Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the eleven hundred and eighty mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness--in 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, hallucinations--and 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).
language: English
title: Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
titlecomplete: Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
genres: Biography, Animals, Travel, Dogs, Sports, Nonfiction, Adventure, Memoir, Humor, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 7475
places: Alaska
publisher: Mariner Books