In this Book
- Woman Of The River: Georgie White Clark, Whitewater Pioneer
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Utah State University Press
Georgie White Clark-adventurer, raconteur, eccentric--first came to know the canyons of the Colorado River by swimming portions of them with a single companion. She subsequently hiked and rafted portions of the canyons, increasingly sharing her love of the Colorado River with friends and acquaintances. At first establishing a part-time guide service as a way to support her own river trips, she went on to become perhaps the canyons' best-known river guide, introducing their rapids to many others-on the river, via her large-capacity rubber rafts, and across the nation, via magazine articles and movies. Georgie Clark saw the river and her sport change with the building of Glen Canyon Dam, enormous increases in the popularity of river running, and increased National Park Service regulation of rafting and river guides. Adjusting, though not always easily, to the changes, she helped transform an elite adventure sport into a major tourist activity.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- 2. Rafting the Rapids, 1946–1947
- pp. 17-30
- 5. The ‘Triple Rig Is Born, 1954
- pp. 53-60
- 6. Branching Out to New Rivers, 1955
- pp. 61-76
- 7. Controversies, 1956
- pp. 77-86
- 9. Exploring Mexican Rivers, 1958–1959
- pp. 99-110
- 11. Runaway Rafts, 1962
- pp. 123-128
- 12. Exploring Canadian Rivers, 1963
- pp. 129-136
- 13. More of Mexico, 1963–1964
- pp. 137-148
- 14. High Jinks, 1965
- pp. 149-160
- 15. Disaster on a Mexican River, 1966–1967
- pp. 161-178
- 16. Divorce, 1968–1971
- pp. 179-188
- 19. Georgie Breaks an Arm, 1980–1982
- pp. 209-216
- 20. The Year of the Big Water, 1983
- pp. 217-226
- 21. Tragedy at Lava Falls, 1984–1987
- pp. 227-238
- 22. Another Tragedy, 1988–1989
- pp. 239-246
- 23. Birthday Party, 1990
- pp. 247-260
- 24. Final Run, 1991
- pp. 261-268
- 25. Memorials to a Legend, 1992
- pp. 269-278
- Appendix: Georgie’s Boatmen and Helpers
- pp. 279-281
- Related Works
- pp. 295-296
Additional Information
Copyright
1997