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The organic machine

White, Richard 1947- (Author).

Summary: In The Organic Machine, Richard White, a distinguished historian and leading scholar of the American West, explores the intimate relationship between nature and mankind along the Columbia River. Working on the cutting edge of environmental and social history, White demonstrates how, over the centuries, both native peoples and settlers have continually remade the river, treating it as a machine designed to churn out energy and sustenance. He assesses the impact on the Northwest ecology of enterprises that have marked the river's history, from salmon fishing to the Hanford Energy Works nuclear plant, and eloquently reveals the insights and illusions of those who work with the river.

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  • ISBN: 0809035596
  • ISBN: 9780809035595
  • ISBN: 9780809015832
  • ISBN: 0809015838
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 130 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Hill and Wang, ©1995.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-124) and index.

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Subject: Columbia River History
Columbia River Region History
Human beings Effect of environment on Columbia River
Human beings Effect of environment on Columbia River Region
Nature Effect of human beings on Columbia River
Nature Effect of human beings on Columbia River Region
Human beings Effect of environment on
Nature Effect of human beings on
United States Columbia River
United States Columbia River Region
Genre: History.
Nonfiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library F 853 .W675 1995 278649 Stacks Available -
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