The Bridge of the Gods by Frederic Homer Balch ( with Footnotes)

This tale of the Indians of the far West has fairly earned its lasting popularity, not only by the intense interest of the story, but by its faithful delineations of Indian character.Balch's celebrated novel, The Bridge of the Gods, published in March of 1891, has never been out of print. It tells the story of warring Indian tribes seeking to establish a confederacy to drive whites from the Pacific Northwest. It's based on the legend of a natural bridge spanning the Columbia River.