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Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage By Sam McKinney, with a new introduction by Robin Cody, 2000. Northwest Reprints Series. ISBN 0-87071-484-8. Paperback, $14.95. Aboard a small handmade boat, Sam McKinney set out to rediscover the Columbia River of his youth. The story of his voyage offers an intimate history of the great river and of the people who have lived and worked along its shores. |
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Redefining the Past: Essays in Diplomatic History in Honor of
William Appleman Williams Edited by Lloyd Gardner, 1986. ISBN 0-87071-348-5. Hardcover, $34.95. |
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Refusing War, Affirming Peace: A History of Civilian Public Service Camp #21 at Cascade Locks Jeffrey Kovac, Foreword by Paul S. Boyer 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-575-4. Paperback, $21.95. One of the untold stories of America's World War II experience belongs to the thousands who refused military service for reasons of conscience, instead serving their country through alternate service. Refusing War offers a intimate view of a single CPS camp, Camp #21 at Cascade Locks, Oregon, one of the largest and longest-serving camps in the system—and one of the most unusual. |
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Renewing Salmon Nation's Food Traditions Edited by Gary Paul Nabhan A RAFT/Ecotrust Book 2006. ISBN-10 0-9779332-0-2. ISBN-13 978-0-9779332-0-4 Paperback, $9.95 Among all the "food nations" of North America - ranging from Clambake Nation to Chile Pepper Nation - Salmon Nation is the richest in mushrooms, berries, wild roots, fish, and shellfish. This beautifully illustrated handbook describes a treasure trove of local plants and animals - many at risk, others recovering, and all deserving of recognition - that have nurtured the cultures of the Pacific Northwest over the centuries. |
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Requiem for a People: The Rogue Indians and the Frontiersmen By Stephen Dow Beckham, 1996. Northwest Reprints Series. ISBN 0-87071-521-6. Paperback, $16.95. This classic history of the Rogue River Indian wars, now in paper with a new introduction by the author. |
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A Richer Harvest: The Literature of Work in the Pacific Northwest Edited by Craig Wollner and W. Tracy Dillon, 1999. ISBN 0-87071-465-1. Paperback, $19.95. Northwest Reader. This fascinating collection of writings taps a rich vein of Northwest literature. From pioneer journals to union tracts and cyberpunk fiction, the selections gathered here reveal the lives of the Northwest's working people and insights into the nature of work in the region. |
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River Basins of the American West: A High Country News Reader Edited by Char Miller 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-574-7. Paperback, $24.95 Examining water issues through the lens of major Western U.S. watersheds, River Basins of the American West explores why water has been, and remains, the West’s most essential and controversial subject. |
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River of Life, Channel of Death By Keith C. Petersen, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-496-1. Paperback, $24.95. In the words of the author, "this book is the story of how people came to settle this region and demand river alterations--and how some eventually came to oppose them. . . . It is also the chronicle, yet unfolding, of the conflict between native wildlife and dams. In microcosm it is, in many ways, the story of the American West." |
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River Pigs and Cayuses: Oral Histories from the Pacific Northwest By Ron Strickland, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-494-5. Paperback, $17.95. In River Pigs and Cayuses, Ron Strickland gathers stories from old-timers in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Brimming with lively accounts both humorous and poignant, the book illuminates cadences and traditions that Strickland hopes will survive long after the storytellers are gone. |
