{"product_id":"9780295977775","title":"Great River of the West: Essays on the Columbia River","description":"In the Pacific Northwest, the river of dominance is the Columbia, and in ways both profound and mundane its history is the history of the region. In \u003ci\u003eGreat River of the West\u003c\/i\u003e historians and anthropologists consider a range of topics about the river, from Indian rock art, Chinook Jargon, and ethnobotany on the Columbia to literary and family history, the creation of an engineered river, and the inherent mythic power of place.\u003cp\u003eSince first contact between Euro-Americans and Native peoples during the late 18th century, the river’s history has been characterized by dramatic demographic, social, and economic changes. The remarkable set of essays in \u003ci\u003eGreat River of the West\u003c\/i\u003e investigate these changes by highlighting important episodes in the history of the river. Readers meet mariners who challenge the Columbia River bar, a family torn by insanity, Native people who preserve fishing traditions, and dam-builders who radically change the Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press and Center for Columbia River History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024045850864,"sku":"9780295977775","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780295977775_p0.jpg?v=1763683159","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780295977775","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}