Rod Perry
Books
How the Trail was born
Wonderfully Revised and Greatly Expanded
Length
520pp
Volume I
2018
Signed Copy
Available
Author
Rod Perry
How the Race was born
The most definitive, in-depth book ever written about modern establishment of the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Length
368pp
Volume II
2018
Signed Copy
Available
Author
Rod Perry
Book Reviews
“Rod’s attention to historical detail is impeccable. His writing style is uniquely Alaskan with the power to excite the adventurer in all of us. TrailBreakers; Volumes I and II complete the historical circle and address why the Iditarod is known around the world as- “The Last Great Race on Earth.”
-Greg Bill, Development Director,
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
(Volunteer since 1973, Staff since 1984)
“There might not be anyone better suited to capture the history of the Iditarod Trail in print than Alaskan author Rod Perry…. Perry sets out to make the reader feel like they are living the history as they read.”
-Darrell L. Breese
Alaska Star Columnist
“Rod’s got his facts down. Dad would be proud of this book.” –Joee and Raymee Redington
sons of the late Joe Redington Sr., “Father of the Iditarod”
Speaking Events
Touring
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Traveling
Join acclaimed author Rod Perry on an exhilarating literary journey as he takes the stage at speaking events across the country, captivating audiences with his compelling stories and insightful perspectives.
OF NOTE
The Yukon Fox
At my book sales stand I was honored today with a long visit from an old buddy, superb Athabascan dog man, the Yukon Fox, Emmitt Peters.
Emmitt is among the very exclusive few in the Iditarod Hall of Fame.
The Hall includes only the greatest of the great of “The Last Great Race.”
Incredibly, in 1975 Emmitt knocked almost an entire week off the previous best winning time.
In 1970 he and I worked together from the foundation all the way to the top, building that hotel with the vertical lines seen in this picture on the Anchorage skyline just to the left of the turn signal above/behind me.
On the first Iditarod, I was at Emmitt’s house in Ruby repairing my sled aided by his deaf and mute brother Heinie, listening to the KNOM Nome radio.
The broadcast was an historic one for Alaska and all of sled dog racing.
It was of the grand entry into Nome of trapper-gold miner-bush pilot Dick Wilmarth led by his fabulous Lime Village lead dog Hotfoot, as they became the first driver and team to ever cross the Iditarod finish line.