Fedarko, Kevin, <br/><br/>
The emerald mile :  the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon / 
Kevin Fedarko. 
 - First Scribner hardcover edition 
 - x, 415 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-398) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439159859 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>bl2013020706 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Grua, Kenton.<br/>Grua, Kenton.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Floods--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)<br/>Rapids--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)<br/>Speed records.<br/>Floods--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)<br/>Sports records.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--Description and travel.<br/>Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F788  / .F43 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>979.1/32 979.1