A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia (Revised and Updated)

A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia (Revised and Updated)
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780393342567
ISBN-13 : 0393342565
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Book Synopsis A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia (Revised and Updated) by : Blaine Harden

Download or read book A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia (Revised and Updated) written by Blaine Harden and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Superbly reported and written with clarity, insight, and great skill" ("The Washington Post Book World"), this account of Harden's journey down the Columbia River--part history, part memoir, part lament--presents a personal narrative of rediscovery joined with a narrative of exploitation: of Native Americans, of endangered salmon, of nuclear waste, and of a once-wild river now tamed to puddled remains.


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