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One second to glory : the Alaska adventures of Iditarod champion Dick Mackey : memoir / as told to Lew Freedman.

Summary:

In 1978, Dick Mackey claimed the most dramatic victory ever in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, crossing the finish line in Nome a mere one second ahead of Rick Swenson after a two-week, 1,149 mile-run from Anchorage. Many years later Alaskans still shake their heads in amazement. In One Second to Glory, Mackey shares this and many other adventures: Making a home in the forntier state in the heady first day s of Statehood; Surviving the 1964 earthquake and helping rebuild Alaska; Mushing against "Doc" Lombard and George Attla in the heyday of sprint racing; Helping Joe Redington organize the Iditarod Trail SLed Dog Race; Experience 82 degrees below zero at Coldfoot, his famous Arctic Circle truck stop; Mackey's colorful stories are told in his own words in interviews with Lew Freedman, outdoor adventure writer for the Chicago Tribune and longtime former sports editor of the Anchorage Daily News. Freedman has written seventeen books about Alaska.

Record details

ISBN: 0970849346
ISBN: 9780970849342
Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Kenmore, WA : Epicenter Press/Alaska Book Adventures, ©2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Photo finish on Front Street -- What to do with my life? -- Looking north to the future -- Working on the railroad -- People vs. dogs in Anchorage -- Iron work and dog mushing -- Getting serious about mushing -- Sprint racing at its peak -- Getting behind a big idea -- We proved the skeptics wrong -- "Mighty men, these dog drivers" -- Keeping the Iditarod alive -- Picking up the pace -- Struggling to survive -- Seeing Alaska from the air -- On the trail with Joe -- Now or never in 1978 -- Once was enough -- A new challenge at Coldfoot -- Cold winters at Coldfoot -- Dazzling the tourists -- How cold is COLD?! -- Bureaucrats and bears -- The Coldfoot classic -- Racing to Nome again -- Celebrating our democracy -- A lifetime supply of boots -- Nine years was enough -- On to our next adventure -- From tour guide to commentator -- Advisor, actor, and stunt man -- Traveling to faraway events -- Yukon Quest and the Iron Dog -- Most Alaskans have a bear story -- Dogs as a way of life -- Mackey family album.