A river lost : the life and death of the Columbia /
Blaine Harden.
- New York : W.W. Norton, c1996.
- 271 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Wilson's Public Library.
Details the destruction of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest by well-intentioned Americans who saw only the benefits of the dam-building, power plant and irrigation projects, not realizing the longterm effects of killing the river.
Adult Follett Library Resources.
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Economic development--Environmental aspects--Columbia River Region. Economic development--Social aspects--Columbia River Region. Environmental degradation--Columbia River Region. Water resources development--History.--Columbia River Region Economic development--Environmental aspects. Economic development--Social aspects. Water resources development--History.