{"product_id":"the-emerald-mile-the-epic-story-of-the-fastest-ride-in-history-through-the-heart-of-the-grand-canyon-paperback","title":"The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Fedarko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Outside magazine's \"Literary All-Stars\" comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, atop the legendary Colorado River flood of 1983.In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River confronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unprecedented emergency that may have resulted in the most catastrophic dam failure in history. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named \"The Emerald Mile\" at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd, but downright suicidal. The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the man at the oars, who intended to use this flood as a kind of hydraulic sling-shot. The goal was to nail the all-time record for the fastest boat ever propelled--by oar, by motor, or by the grace of God himself--through the heart of the Grand Canyon atop the Colorado River from Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead. Did he survive? Just barely. Now, this remarkable, epic feat unfolds here, in The Emerald Mile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. He has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, where he worked primarily on the foreign affairs desk, and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covered outdoor adventure. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emerald Mile\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Reading the West Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Both books were also \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers and winners of a National Outdoor Book Award. Fedarko lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.51 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52909727973600,"sku":"9781439159866","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/z3zkme2jzP9781439159866.webp?v=1781549614","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-emerald-mile-the-epic-story-of-the-fastest-ride-in-history-through-the-heart-of-the-grand-canyon-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}