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

By:

Fedarko, Kevin [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Idaho Springs Public Library	ANF	979.1 FED (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	30404100092475
Books	John Tomay Memorial Library	ANF	979.1 FED (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	31030100095892

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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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