Running north: A yukon adventure
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"This remarkable chronicle of the grueling Yukon Quest remains a vivid illustration of the soaring potential of both human and canine character" ( Booklist ). What happens when a woman and her husband move their family from New Hampshire to Alaska to train a team of purebred Siberian Huskies for the world's toughest dogsled race, the Yukon Quest? They endure thousands of miles of lonely training in the Yukon trying to avoid thin ice, wolves, and rogue moose; they put up with the amused skepticism of Alaskan locals; and they pit themselves against the ultimate, fickle adversary—nature. Running North is the true story of how Ann Mariah Cook, her husband, George, and their young daughter, Kathleen, moved to Alaska; and how their Siberians became the first team from the lower forty-eight states to finish the Yukon Quest. It tracks George on his horrific journey through the Yukon, recording the frostbite, the hallucinations that come with exhaustion, the wolves, and the nights out on the ice at minus ninety degrees Fahrenheit. But it is also the account of Ann, who drove the truck and carried the gear and kept the family together. Running North depicts two very different adventures on the edge: one among the racers braving the Yukon and the other among the people they leave behind. "Marvelous, just marvelous." —Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, New York Times –bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Dogs "An explorer's tale with a feminine slant: Cook tells the story not just as dog lover and race handler . . . but also as wife and mother." — The New York Times Book Review
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Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Cook, Ann Mariah
Cook, Ann Mariah, -- 1955-
Cook, George
Electronic books
Mushers
Mushers -- New Hampshire -- Biography
Mushers -- United States -- Biography
Nonfiction
Sled dog racing
Sled dog racing -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Sports & Recreations
Travel
Women mushers
Women mushers -- New Hampshire -- Biography
Women mushers -- United States -- Biography
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
Biography & Autobiography
Cook, Ann Mariah
Cook, Ann Mariah, -- 1955-
Cook, George
Electronic books
Mushers
Mushers -- New Hampshire -- Biography
Mushers -- United States -- Biography
Nonfiction
Sled dog racing
Sled dog racing -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Sports & Recreations
Travel
Women mushers
Women mushers -- New Hampshire -- Biography
Women mushers -- United States -- Biography
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
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Grouping Title | running north a yukon adventure |
Grouping Author | ann mariah cook |
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subject_facet | Biographies Biography & Autobiography Cook, Ann Mariah, -- 1955- Cook, George Electronic books Mushers -- New Hampshire -- Biography Mushers -- United States -- Biography Nonfiction Sled dog racing -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) Sports & Recreations Travel Women mushers -- New Hampshire -- Biography Women mushers -- United States -- Biography Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Running north : a Yukon adventure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Running north : a Yukon adventure / Ann Mariah Cook Running north : a Yukon adventure [electronic resource] / Ann Mariah Cook Running north [electronic resource] : A yukon adventure. Ann Mariah Cook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Running north | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | A yukon adventure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Biography & Autobiography Cook, Ann Mariah Cook, George Electronic books Mushers Nonfiction Sled dog racing Sports & Recreations Travel Women mushers |