TY - BOOK AU - Fedarko,Kevin TI - The Emerald Mile: the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon SN - 9781439159859 AV - GV776.A62 G68 2013 U1 - 979.132/053 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Scribner KW - Grua, Kenton, KW - Floods KW - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) KW - History KW - Rapids KW - Boaters (Persons) KW - Biography KW - Dories (Boats) KW - Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -