The Columbia River
Subtitle: a historical travel guide
By: JoAnn Roe
Publisher: Caxton Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Caldwell, Idaho
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780870045387
Subjects: History; Guidebooks
Other titles: Colubia River :
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Discovery; title: Section I. The river in Canada; title: The headwaters; title: The Upper Columbia Valley; title: The railroads and the tourists; title: The Big Bend and Revelstoke; title: Mining and tourism; title: Travel and trivia; title: Section II. U.S. border to Priest Rapids; title: South of the border; title: Primeval times and Indians; title: Uncertain times; title: Grand Coulee Dam; title: Pioneers and archaeology; title: Travel and trivia; title: Section III. Tri-cities and down the river; title: Confluence; title: The immigrant flood sparks war; title: The tri-cities; title: Traffic on the marine highway; title: Fishing and logging; title: Travel and trivia; title: Section IV. Portland/Vancouver to the sea; title: Cities and towns use the river; title: Marriage of river and ocean; title: The Columbia, scenic and economic treasure; title: Travel and trivia.