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Texas Water Safari : the world's toughest canoe race /

In the summer of 1962, Frank Brown, manager of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce and "Big Willie" George, a local businessman, launched a 133-pound motor boat, with no motor, into the San Marcos River, headed for the Texas coast. Over the next three weeks they paddled downriver, wrestling...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Spain, Bob (Author), Emshoff, Joy, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors: Sansom, Andrew (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023].
Edition:First edition.
Series:River books (Series)
Subjects:
Texas Water Safari > History.
Texas Water Safari > Biography.
Texas Water Safari > (1st : > 1963 : > San Marcos, Tex.; > Seadrift, Tex.)
Canoe racing > Texas > History.
Canoes and canoeing > Texas > History.
Rivers > Recreational use > Texas.
San Marcos River (Tex.)
Guadalupe River (Tex.)

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