Georgie Clark

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Clark Part 1: Geogie Clark talks about swimming in Lake Michigan as a child;
working as a comptometer operator; bike ride from New York to Los Angeles; flight school in Quartzite; the Ferry Command; first swim in the Grand Canyon

Clark Part 2: Swimming in the Grand Canyon; early experiments with rafts; Royal River Rats, initiation; river trip traditions

Clark Part 3: More trip traiditions; fireman as boatman; "Share the Expense" plan; filming the canyon and rapids; the Crazy Woman of the River

Clark Part 4: Appearance on the Groucho Marx Show; injuries and dangers; being the first woman on the river

Clark Part 5: "Six Girls Against the Colorado"; Boy Scouts in Glen Canyon; feminism; dogs on river trips

Clark Part 6: Glen Canyon Dam; National Park Concessioner system; changes in the river upon completion of Glen Canyon Dam; rafting in Mexico

Clark Part 7: Rafting in Mexico, continued; Christmas parties with Navajos; live and let live; personal memories