Ballad of the Northland

"Ballad of the northland is a story about a young boy who grows up poverty stricken in the wild bush country of interior Alaska. On the Yenta River, he and his cousins grow up hungry, hard, and tougher than nails. He learns to hunt, trap, and just get by in a world where survival is accomplished day by day and never taken for granted. One day, he learns about the Great Race, a one-thousand mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, and his odyssey begins."--Back cover.