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National Park After Dark

66: In Dog We Trust. Iditarod National Historic Trail.

National Park After Dark

Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Places & Travel, Wilderness, Society & Culture, Sports

4.84.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Bundle up it your warmest gear, because today we head to Alaska to discover the roots of the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Currently most infamous for “The Last Great Race on Earth” this trail was blazed by courageous people and our most loyal companions. The Iditarod is synonymous with sled dogs, but you may be surprised to learn the origin story you remember – isn’t entirely accurate. Come along as we uncover the true story of the Iditarod and celebrate its underdogs – both human and animal.

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As children and young adults, the study of history seemed somewhat straightforward.

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Open your textbook to Chapter 5, Page 11, and turn your attention to paragraph 8.

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You can almost picture it now, gazing down at that page,

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a page that contained all you needed to know about a particular event or period of time.

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You studied it, mastered it, and then moved on.

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All you needed to know was right there.

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Right?

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The problem with history is although already played out and unchangeable,

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it can be interpreted in various ways, and thus altered.

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As we understand it, history is a record entirely dependent on pieces of information

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that were fortunate enough to get documented.

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Some historic events were documented with accuracy.

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Others slipped away to time and were lost, while others were interpreted in numerous ways by an abundance of people,

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and therefore, recorded with variation.

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