| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition |
| Phys Descr |
x, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Note |
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 |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Grua, Kenton, 1950-2002
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Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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Floods -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
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Rapids -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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Boaters (Persons) -- Biography
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| OCLC # |
800031920 |
| ISBN # |
9781439159859 |
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1439159858 |
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