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The Organic Machine

Paperback • 1996 • English

The Organic Machine: The Remaking og the Columbia River

By Richard White

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About the book

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics. In this pioneering study, White explores the relationship between the natural history of the Columbia River and the human history of the Pacific Northwest for both whites and Native Americans. He concentrates on what brings humans and the river together: not only the physical space of the region but also, and primarily, energy and work. For working with the river has...Show more

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9780809015832

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

The Organic Machine

Format

Paperback

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