The History of Sled Dogs in North America
Contributed by Helen Hegener
Local publishing company Northern Light Media announces a new book, The History of Sled Dogs in North America, by Helen Hegener and several contributing writers, which showcases the history of the working sled dogs which helped shape the future of the North American continent.
This full-color, large format, elegantly illustrated book features historic photographs, illustrations, and beautiful original art by the award-winning Colorado artist Veryl Goodnight. A one-of-a-kind book, this will become a landmark reference on the interdependence of men and dogs, from their first steps along the shores of the Bering Sea to the exciting races of New England and eastern Canada in the 1930s.
Included are stories of the great fur trapping and trading empires of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the life-saving Serum Run to Nome in 1925, the great teams of the Arctic explorers, the sled dog teams who served in the military, the intrepid mushers who drove their dog teams thousands of miles for fun and profit, the sled dogs of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the dog teams which delivered the mail from Maine to California and to the farthest reaches of the North!
An early Amazon reviewer gives the book five stars and writes: “Plenty of books have been written on this subject. There are none that I know of, that are this in depth. Author Helen Hegener did an outstanding job providing a highly detailed history of sled dogs in North America, as the title states. Everything is broken down and categorized very nicely. Artists Veryl Goodnight, Jon Van Zyle and many others grace numerous pages with their art throughout this Sled Dog Bible. Loads of newspaper articles, photographs, maps, race standings, etc. provide the reader with a wealth of historical data. The amount of time and research spent on this amazing and accurate piece of work I'm sure was exhausting. This, in my opinion, is the Gold Standard on sled dogs.”
Softcover paperback printed in full color on premium stock paper, 416 pages, 8.5″ x 11″ format, dozens of b/w and color photographs, images, and artwork, extensively annotated, resources, bibliography, indexed. Published by Northern Light Media. $69.95 plus $6.50 shipping and handling. https://northernlightmedia.wordpress.com
Also available at Amazon.