The emerald mile : the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon / Kevin Fedarko.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scribner, 2013Edition: First Scribner hardcover editionDescription: x, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9781439159859
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 979.1/32 23
  • 979.1 15
LOC classification:
  • F788 .F43 2013
Summary: Documents the 1983 Colorado River flood that threatened the region with a catastrophic dam failure and prompted oarsman Kenton Grua's near-suicidal effort to navigate the turbulent waters of the Emerald Mile on a small wooden dory to achieve a world speed record.
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Books Books Idaho Springs Public Library ANF 979.1 FED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30404100092475
Books Books John Tomay Memorial Library ANF 979.1 FED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31030100095892

Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-398) and index.

Documents the 1983 Colorado River flood that threatened the region with a catastrophic dam failure and prompted oarsman Kenton Grua's near-suicidal effort to navigate the turbulent waters of the Emerald Mile on a small wooden dory to achieve a world speed record.

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