RUNNING NORTH: A YUKON ADVENTURE
Book ID/图书代码： 14560008B23332
English Summary/英文概要： 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 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. This is the great story of man struggling against nature and surviving. But unlike most accounts of high adventure that center solely on the adventurer and the quest, RUNNING NORTH is also the story of Ann Cook, who drove the truck and carried the gear and kept the family together. In the tradition of MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA, she tells both stories in simple, elegant prose that reveals the tragedy, joy, and folly that lie on either side of the curtain separating the adventurer from the world left behind. They run up against crazy landlords, win over gruff neighbors, drive a broken-down truck that sucks oil like Alaskans suck coffee, listen to a radio show that keeps trappers in contact with the world, meet mysterious fishermen who appear without notice and disappear without a sign, fight with a young cousin who will betray them in the end, protect their young daughter from the dangers of their new wild world, and stare awestruck at the wide sweep of Alaskan landscape. RUNNING NORTH is the story of two very different adventures on the edge: one among the racers braving the Yukon and the other among the people they leave behind.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当一个女人跟着丈夫家人从新罕布什尔州搬到阿拉斯加州去训练一群纯种哈士奇准备参加世界最难的雪橇狗比赛——育空雪橇狗耐久赛，会发生什么事？他们经受了几千里路程的训练，期间尽力避开薄冰、狼群和驼鹿；他们忍受阿拉斯加当地人怀疑的目光；他们全力与最强大最变幻无常的困难——自然对抗。《跑向北方》是真实的故事，记录了安·库克、丈夫乔治和女儿凯思琳迁至阿拉斯加的全过程，以及他们的哈士奇是如何成为第一队完成育空雪橇狗耐久赛的来自低纬度的狗。书中记录了乔治充满艰险的育空之行，他经历了冻疮、体力透支造成的幻觉、狼群以及在华氏零下九十度的夜里冰上行进的惊险。这是人类与自然抗争的伟大记录。但与大部分的惊险记录不同，《跑向北方》关注的不仅仅是探险者和探险本身，同时它也是安·库克的个人故事。她负责驾驶，携带设备，维持家庭团结。在《我的老人与海》中，她用简练优美的语言讲述了此次惊险之旅的喜与忧。他们遇到了疯狂的房东，战胜了粗鲁的邻居，驾着一辆破烂的卡车，听着电台节目，与行迹神秘的捕鱼人见面，与打算脱离他们的表弟抗争，保护小女儿不陷入野外的危险，充满敬畏地凝视阿拉斯加的广阔地貌。《跑向北方》是两个不同的探险故事：一个发生在勇敢面对育空的参赛者之间，另一个发生在落后的人们之间。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Ann Cook is a sled dog racer, a columnist, and an American Kennel Club judge. Born and raised in New England, she’s been a graphic artist, an antique dealer, and a contender for the U.S. Women’s Rowing team. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, her daughter, and thirty-five purebred Siberian Huskies.
安·库克是雪橇狗参赛者，专栏作家，美国养狗俱乐部的裁判。在新英格兰出生长大，她曾是平面艺术家，古董商，美国女子划船队成员。她与丈夫女儿和35只纯种哈士奇居住在新罕布什尔州。
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