Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Fedarko, Kevin. Title: The Emerald Mile : the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon / Kevin Fedarko. Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Scribner, 2013. Description: 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Summary: The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river. Subjects: Grua, Kenton, 1950-2002. Floods -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History. Rapids -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Boatmen -- Biography. Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: pt. 1. The world beneath the rims. First contact ; The grand old man ; Into the great unknown -- pt. 2. America's pyramids. The kingdom of water ; Flooding the cathedral -- pt. 3. The sweet lines of desire. Dories ; The golden age of guiding ; Crystal genesis ; The death of the Emerald Mile -- pt. 4. The master of the Emerald Mile. The factor ; Speed ; Thunder on the water -- pt. 5. The gathering storm. Deluge ; Into the bedrock ; The mouth of the dragon ; Raising the castle walls -- pt. 6. The maelstrom. The grand confluence ; The white demon ; Ghost boat ; The doing of the thing -- pt. 7. The speed run. The old man himself ; Perfection in a wave ; The reckoning ; Beneath the river of shooting stars ; Tail waves ; The trial ; Epilogue: The legend of the Emerald Mile. ISBN: 9781439159859 1439159858 Other Number: 800031920 System Availability: 3 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 3 Control Number: 360770 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 979.132 Fedarko Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
