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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko
4.35 AVERAGE
310 reviews for:
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko
4.35 AVERAGE
Epic story of not only the fastest boat ride(s) through the Grand Canyon but also the canyon & Colorado river and the Glen Canyon dam and how it all fit together creating some major drama. This book was right up there with Into Thin Air & The Perfect Storm for gripping non-fiction adventure.
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This was a fun and interesting book and with reading. It becomes much more enjoyable once you get used to the authors tendency to make everything out to be the most epic thing / person / rapid / etc that has ever been, but it still takes a long time to get used to that.
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I think that I need to start this Review with an Appropriate Quote from the Office.
Toby: You know who's not gonna get to work on some exciting new startup this year? George Howard Skub, a.k.a. the alleged Scranton strangler, because he's in prison [Jim and Daryl walk out of the kitchen] for something he may not have done.
Nellie: I'm sorry, the--Uh, the Scranton who?
Toby: The Scranton strangler. George Howard Skub. Haven't I told you about the jury I was on a couple years ago?
Nellie: [Gasps] Oh, what happened? I mean, if you can talk about it, obviously. Because if you can't, I mean, I understand.
[Stanley gets up and leaves]
Toby: I--I could--I could talk about it.
Stanley: [Pats Nellie on the shoulder as he's walking by her] See you next Christmas.
Toby: I could, sure. Have a seat. I would start at the beginning, but I think I need to go farther back.
If you found the quote a bit long than this book isn't for you. It's the story of 3 Grand Canyon Guides that try and set a speed record on the Grand Canyon. It could have started at the beginning of the story but went much further back... to the first time any European Explorer entered the Canyon. While the story is interesting its side stories have side stories. I also really felt that the Author tried to romanticize everything trying to hype up every caveat of the trip, the river etc.
Don't get me wrong the book is mostly interesting especially starting about 40% into the book when it gets closer to telling the actual story. If on a long road trip you will find your companions sleeping through sections of the book and not missing much of the story.
Toby: You know who's not gonna get to work on some exciting new startup this year? George Howard Skub, a.k.a. the alleged Scranton strangler, because he's in prison [Jim and Daryl walk out of the kitchen] for something he may not have done.
Nellie: I'm sorry, the--Uh, the Scranton who?
Toby: The Scranton strangler. George Howard Skub. Haven't I told you about the jury I was on a couple years ago?
Nellie: [Gasps] Oh, what happened? I mean, if you can talk about it, obviously. Because if you can't, I mean, I understand.
[Stanley gets up and leaves]
Toby: I--I could--I could talk about it.
Stanley: [Pats Nellie on the shoulder as he's walking by her] See you next Christmas.
Toby: I could, sure. Have a seat. I would start at the beginning, but I think I need to go farther back.
If you found the quote a bit long than this book isn't for you. It's the story of 3 Grand Canyon Guides that try and set a speed record on the Grand Canyon. It could have started at the beginning of the story but went much further back... to the first time any European Explorer entered the Canyon. While the story is interesting its side stories have side stories. I also really felt that the Author tried to romanticize everything trying to hype up every caveat of the trip, the river etc.
Don't get me wrong the book is mostly interesting especially starting about 40% into the book when it gets closer to telling the actual story. If on a long road trip you will find your companions sleeping through sections of the book and not missing much of the story.