River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia Winner of the 2007 Washington State Book Award for General NonfictionFinalist in the Western Writers of America 2007 Spur Award competition for the Best Western Nonfiction - Contemporary category"In a
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| Title | : | River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295985925 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2006-01-01 |
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Winner of the 2007 Washington State Book Award for General NonfictionFinalist in the Western Writers of America 2007 Spur Award competition for the Best Western Nonfiction - Contemporary category"In a sense, two Columbia Rivers flow through our lives - the river we see today and the natural river that gave rise to the spectacular sights and thunderings of such places as Celilo and Kettle Falls. To know either has always presented major challenges. The river's rugged physical character prevents knowing by slicing through inaccessible mountain ranges, vast stretches of unpopulated roadless areas, and extreme landscapes before emptying into the sea." -- from the IntroductionThe Columbia River of today bears little resemblance to the river Native peoples and settlers knew in the early twentieth century. Between 1933 and 1984, an unparalleled fervor of engineering transformed much of the river into a series of large reservoirs contained by fourteen hydroelectric dams. While many mourned the
Editorial : "What a superb achievement! River of Memory is a revelation of the kind that rarely comes these days. Perhaps at long last the Columbia will begin to get the kind of thoughtful attention this 'river-world' deserves." James Ronda, Past President, Western History Association "Sensitive, intelligent, thoughtfully researched and powerfully evocative; I got a feeling for the history of the Columbia that touches on the monumental." Bob Sandford, Chair, United Nations Water for Life Decade, Canada "To understand rivers requires immersion, which is precisely what Bill Layman has done in his extraordinary project. River of Memory is experiential, ecological, and historical. There is simply nothing like this about any other river in the West." William Lang, Portland State University
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