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Jujiro Wada, Trailblazer
There are many strange and unusual stories in the annals of northern sled dog travel, but one of the most fascinating concerns an enigmatic Japanese explorer and adventurer named Jujiro Wada. Born in Japan in the 1870s, the second son of a lower-class samurai warrior, he traveled to the U.S. in 1890 and worked as a cabin boy for the Pacific Steam Whaling Company and at Barrow for the renowned Charlie Brower, manager of the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Company, which history buffs agree was probably where he learned to handle sled dogs and began learning the Alaska Native languages. Continue reading →
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, News & Information, Sled Dog History
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Tagged Barrow, Charlie Brower, E.T. Barnette, Fairbanks, Felix Pedro, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Jujiro Wada, musher, mushing history, Nome, Seward, Seward-Nome Trail, trailblazer, Yukon Quest, Yukon River
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