In 1978, Dick Mackey claimed the most dramatic victory ever in the Iditarod, crossing the finish line a mere one second ahead of Rick Swenson. In One Second to Glory, Mackey shares this and many other adventures. He talks about making a home in the frontier state in the heady first days of statehood; surviving the 1964 earthquake and helping rebuild Alaska; mushing against "Doc" Lombard and George Attla in the heyday of sprint racing; helping Joe Redington organize the Iditarod; and experiencing 82 degrees below zero at Coldfoot, his famous Arctic Circle truck stop. Mackey's colorful stories are told in his own words in interviews with Lew Freedman.