American dogsledder
Sled-dog racer Susan Butcher's aversion to civilization and love of dogs drew her from Boston to Alaska when she was twenty years old. The former city girl embraced the Alaskan wilderness, and tested herself against it, as she learned the art of mushing, or driving a sled led by a team of three to twenty dogs. She became one of only two people to win the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race four times, and was the first to win three in a row.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: Susan Butcher, Trail Breaker Kennel, P.O. Box 60249, Fairbanks, AK 99706. Email: sbutcher@trailbreaker.alaska.com.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Books
Dolan, Ellen M. Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail. New York: Walker and Company, 1993.
Johnson, Anne Jeanette. Great Women in Sports. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1996.
Littlefield, Bill. Champions. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1993.
Wadsworth, Ginger. Susan Butcher: Sled Dog Racer. Lerner Publications, 1994.
Sketch by Brenna Sanchez
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