Chapter Highlights

  • Foreword: Alta Van Sickle
  • A Word From The Author
  • Chapter 1. The Beginning of Samoyeds (Commentary by Dr. Susan Crockford); History; The Polar Expeditions; Royal Connections; The Smirnoffs and Samoyeds; The First Imports to the U.S.; The Most Important Early British Imports to the U.S.; Snowland Kennels and Helen Harris; White Way Kennels and Agnes Mason; The Most Important Early American Bred Dogs; World War II: 1948 Parachuting Samoyeds; Samoyeds Today
  • Chapter 2. The Rex Story, Where It All Began: White Way Kennels and Agnes Mason, Rex’s Breeder
  • Chapter 3. Lloyd Van Sickle, Rex’s Trainer
  • Chapter 4. The Art and Technique of Training Lead Dogs (Commentary and Glossary by Helen Corlew Newman)
  • Chapter 5. The Early “Rex” Years: 1946-1951 (Early Races; “Rex to the Rescue!!!”; Rex’s Attributes; Santa Claus; The California State Fair; 1949 Truckee Plane Rescue; Other 1949 Activities; 1950 UC Berkeley Homecoming; 1951 “Showtime” and …”Rex, The Great Escape Artist!”; The Cedars Rescue)
  • Chapter 6. The Mail Must Go Through!
  • Chapter 7. “Rex, The Blizzard King!” How Rex Got his Name
  • Chapter 8. High Sierra Mountains Rescue 1952: The “Modern-Day Donner Party” Aboard City of San Francisco Passenger Train at Donner Pass
  • Chapter 9. Rex: The Middle Years 1952-1956 (1952: The San Mateo Hookup; 1952: “Showtime!”; 1953: West Yellowstone Dog Derby; 1953-54: Other Achievements; 1954: “Rex Sets a World Record!”; A.E. Mason Passes; 1956: “Big Bear Races”)
  • Chapter 10. “A Force of Nature” (Rex “On the Run” –A “High Jumper”-A “Travelin’ Dog”-A “Stubborn Dog…Once”; A Capital Event; Rex’s Near Fatal Encounter with Future California Governor Jerry Brown; Rex Was Not Perfect)
  • Chapter 11. Working With “The Duke” John Wayne, and Other Hollywood Connections
  • Chapter 12. The Del Mar Arena Exhibition 1957…and Rex’s Passing
  • Chapter 13. Aftermath
  • Chapter 14. Honoring Rex: 1961-62, “Rex Plaque” and List of Achievements
  • Chapter 15. The Legacy Continues: “Rex and His Family”
  • Postscript
  • A Hilltop “Sighting”
  • About the Author
  • Bibliography, References, and Sources
  • Photography, Illustrations, and Artwork Credits
  • Appendix A Riley at the National
  • Appendix B “I Remember Ono”
  • Appendix C Stamp Request to Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee
  • Appendix D Congressional Record Listing
  • Appendix E SCA Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Samoyed
  • Appendix F “Rex” Pedigree Chart

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.