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The Emerald Mile : : the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon
| Title | The Emerald Mile : : the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon |
| Names | Fedarko, Kevin. |
| Book Number | DBC20592 |
| Title Status | Download Only |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River offered a rare opportunity. A small wooden dory named The Emerald Mile was launched with a goal to use the flood as a kind of hydraulic slingshot and nail the all-time record for the fastest boat ever propelled down the entire length of the Grand Canyon from Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead. Adult. Unrated. |
| Narrator | Allen, Steven R. |
| Local Subject | Adventure Non-Fiction - ADVNF |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History - History of the American West - HUSW | |
| History - HST | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Audience Notes | Unrated. |
| Male narrator. |
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| LC Subject | Boaters (Persons) - Biography |
| Floods - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) - History |
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| Rapids - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
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| Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
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| Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) |
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| Biographies |
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| Call Number | 979.132053 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2013 |
| Publication Info | Salt Lake City : Utah State Library Division, Program for the Blind and Disabled, 2013 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2013. 9781439159866 |