Alone Across the Arctic: One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog Team

ISBN: 0882408364

Author: Flowers, Pam

Condition: New

This is the story of the first and only woman to dog sled alone across Arctic America..Eight sled dogs and one woman set out alone from Barrow, Alaska to mush 2,500 miles across the arctic on an epic journey that will last nearly a year. A mother polar bear repeatedly charges the team! Intense blizzards pin them down for days! Spring arrives and soaring temperatures threaten to melt the sea ice they are sledding on. Just as land comes into view, they are set adrift on a shrinking island of ice! Their survival---her survival---hinges on their mutual trust, respect, and love. Pam Flowers is the first woman and first American to cross the arctic alone.To read about another harrowing polar bear encounter, see Pam's book Ordinary Dogs Extraordinary Friendships