Rex Blog

Rex Blog

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Quantity Discounts

Quantity discounts of up to 25% are available on orders of 4 or more books...

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About the Author

JIM CHESKAWICH has served as Samoyed Club of America president and treasurer, and is currently the treasurer for the Willamette Valley Samoyed Fanciers....

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Honors & Awards

2013 Finalist in Regular Category, Single Breed Books — Dog Writers Association of America.
Maxwell Award-February 9, 2014 NYC Best Regular Breed Book, Regular Category, DWAA.

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Art Work

Art Work

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Photo Gallery
Get it Now!Rex’s MedalThe e-Lit version of the book received a Gold Medal for Best in Animals/Pets in April 2013 in a global competition. Rex was Bronze Nominated in early February for Global e-Book Awards in the categories of Best Photography and also Animals/Pets. Get your copy today.

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Welcome to the Rex of White Way, The Blizzard King website!

Rex was a pure-bred Samoyed who lived from 1946-1957 and led an adventurous life in the mountains as a lead sled dog involved in a U.S. mail run over the 7,200 feet high Targhee Pass during the snow season and in over 30 human rescues in the Sierras, including pulling out downed planes near the Truckee, California airfield in 1949 and the delivery of Dr. Nelson in January 1952 to the snowbound 226 passengers and crew aboard the City of San Francisco streamliner train stuck in a blizzard at Yuba Gap, California.

During his “off time,” Rex was a conformation show dog, won many speed and freight races, and appeared on a movie set with John Wayne for Island in the Sky and on television with Richard Boone in Have Gun Will Travel.

Find out how to order his hard and soft cover book and e-book.  Enjoy his photo gallery and an actual short film clip of Rex, learn about the Rex Memorial Library, scholarships, and plans for the Rex docu-drama, and more!

Jim C.

August 2019: A 4th book has been published and is called, ‘The Story of Rex of White Way, The Blizzard King, for Young Readers.’

The Blizzard King, for Young ReadersA 4th book was published in August 2019 and is called “The Story of Rex of White Way, The Blizzard King, for Young Readers.” Target audience is grades 2 through 8. It is 92 pages and available on Amazon Kindle for 99 cents and from Amazon Create Space in soft cover for $4.99 plus shipping. Many new photos appear. We all need a hero to believe in! Won 2 Gold Medals in 2020 (eBook and eLit competition) for Best in Animals/Pets.

Soft Cover Book: https://amzn.to/2Nr8CRn

Kindle Book: https://amzn.to/2OdTs1u

From Rex the Blizzard King Stories, LLC a third book is now available!

Samoyed Tales TrilogyFrom Rex the Blizzard King Stories, LLC a third book is now out and available at www.amazon.com. An eLit Award Gold Medal winner in April 2018 in the category of Animals/Pets. A Global eBook Double Silver Medal winner August 2018 for eBook Cover and Animals/Pets. The price is $25.75 for the softcover and $6.99 for the Kindle.  There are over 30 pictures of Rex in this book in Chapter 1, Part I.  Many are new pictures that became available for the first time through the Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library.  Original artwork and stories by Annie Reid are in Part II of the book.  Part III follows with Cheryl West’s experiences living with Samoyeds. Our stories capture the unique spirit of the Samoyed breed through often improbable and fascinating tales.  Limited edition of Trilogy now available for $10 complete with a payment to Jim for U.S. shipment. Or order any of the 3 book options from Amazon.

Trilogy Reviews

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The Story of Rex of White Way, The Blizzard King, The Book by Jim Cheskawich is now available in both soft and hard cover. Also available on Amazon Kindle.