Empires of the turning tide
Subtitle: a history of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and the Columbia-Pacific Region
By: Douglas Deur
Series: Pacific West Region: Social science series -- Publication number 2016-001; Social science series (United States. National Park Service. Pacific West Region) -- publication no. 2016-001
Publisher: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780692421741
Subjects: History
Other titles: Empires of the turning tide :; History of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Park and the Columbia-Pacific Region; Empires of the turning tide :; History of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks and the Columbia-Pacific region
Description: This book "illuminates the history of the many people who together have called this region home, and their relationships with the park landscapes, waters, and natural resources that continue to set the Columbia-Pacific region apart."--Cover.
Notes: Shipping list no.: 2016-0070-P.

Includes bibliographic references (pages 311-369) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword : Land and life in the Columbia-Pacific Region; title: The environments of the Columbia-Pacific Region : a brief introduction; title: The people of the Columbia-Pacific Region at the time of European contact; title: The unknown coast : European exploration and the maritime fur trade in the Columbia-Pacific Region; title: Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery : explorations on the Pacific shore; title: The rise and fall of empires on the Columbia -Pacific : native nations and the fur traders of the early 19th century; title: Reoccupying the land : settlers and the formation of agricultural landscapes; title: A rush of silver : the rise and fall of salmon canning on the lower Columbia; title: Cutting the forests, reshaping the land : the historical development of the Columbia-Pacific timber industry; title: Navigating the bar : early lifesaving and aids to navigation at the mouth of the Columbia River; title: An Arcadian triangle of fire : landscapes of militarization the lower Columbia; title: Creating spaces of recreation and conservation in the Columbia-Pacific Region; title: Toward a conclusion : the historical landscapes of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks.