The Emerald Mile the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon
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.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2013.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. The world beneath the rims. First contact ; The grand old man ; Into the great unknown
- Part 2. America's pyramids. The kingdom of water ; Flooding the cathedral
- Part 3. The sweet lines of desire. Dories ; The golden age of guiding ; Crystal genesis ; The death of the Emerald Mile
- Part 4. The master of the Emerald Mile. The factor ; Speed ; Thunder on the water
- Part 5. The gathering storm. Deluge ; Into the bedrock ; The mouth of the dragon ; Raising the castle walls
- Part 6. The maelstrom. The grand confluence ; The white demon ; Ghost boat ; The doing of the thing
- Part 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.
