The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
- ISBN-10
- 1439159866
- ISBN-13
- 9781439159866
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Kevin Fedarko
Description
An award-winning Outside magazine writer 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.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2013-05-07
- 448 pages
- Ebook
- Simon and Schuster
-
- 2013-05-07
- 432 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
Similar books
-
The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim
By Pete McBrideThis is a once-in-a-lifetime experience--an end-to-end, rim-to-river exploration of the Grand Canyon.
-
Canyon
By Michael P. GhiglieriMichael Ghiglieri, a professional river guide for more than 17 years, has written the first book to describe that trip from the modern boatman's point of view.
-
There's this River: Grand Canyon Boatman Stories
By Christa SadlerThere's this River: Grand Canyon Boatman Stories
-
Breaking Into the Current: Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon
By Louise TealThis book profiles eleven of the first full-season Grand Canyon boatwomen, weaving together their various experiences in their own words. Breaking Into the Current is a story of romance between women and a place.
-
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
By Edward DolnickDrawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.
-
The Hidden Canyon: A River Journey
By Edward Abbey"First published in 1977 by Viking Penguin, Inc. Published in 1999 by Chronicle Books LLC."--Colophon.
-
Canyonlands Carnage
By Scott Graham"A confluence of thrills, history, and mystery as twisty as the Colorado River." —MICKI BROWNING, author of Shadow Ridge When suspicious deaths befall a whitewater rafting expedition through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, ...
-
The Colorado River in Grand Canyon: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Natural and Human History
By Larry StevensThis is the guidebook to the Colorado River used by the characters in Will Hobbs's book "Downriver".
-
Summary of Kevin Fedarko's The Emerald Mile
By , Everest MediaPlease note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
-
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
By Marc ReisnerRita Singer was a lawyer in the Interior solicitor's office through the 1960s and early 1970s , until she resigned and joined the legal staff of California's Department of Water Resources . “ We'd be working on a case for months ...