000 02677cam a2200493Ii 4500
001 ocn800031920
003 OCoLC
005 20241202235951.0
008 120712s2013 nyuabf b 001 0deng d
020 _a9781439159859
020 _a1439159858
035 _a.b26348329
035 _a800031920
035 _a(OCoLC)800031920
_z(OCoLC)842092140
040 _aBTCTA
_beng
_erda
_cBTCTA
_dBDX
_dZHI
_dCGP
_dBAY
_dORX
_dOCLCQ
_dYDXCP
_dSFR
_dUtOrBLW
043 _an-us-az
_an-usp--
_an-mx---
049 _aSFRA
050 4 _aGV776.A62
_bG68 2013
082 0 4 _a979.132/053
_223
092 _a979.132
_bF316e
100 1 _aFedarko, Kevin,
_eauthor.
_9318
245 1 4 _aThe Emerald Mile :
_bthe epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon /
_cKevin Fedarko.
250 _aFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bScribner,
_c2013.
300 _ax, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _apt. 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.
520 _aThe 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.
600 1 0 _aGrua, Kenton,
_d1950-2002.
_9319
650 0 _aFloods
_zColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
_xHistory.
_9320
650 0 _aRapids
_zColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
_9321
650 0 _aBoaters (Persons)
_vBiography.
_9322
650 0 _aDories (Boats)
_9323
651 0 _aGrand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
_9324
651 0 _aColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
_9325
907 _a.b26348329
_b10-01-15
_c05-17-13
942 _2ddc
_cBKTMP
956 _aPre-reclamation 001 value: ocn800031920
980 _a0713 aw jb
998 _cm
999 _c162
_d162