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A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia

by Blaine Harden

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2012
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

The single best introduction to the Pacific Northwest, Blaine Harden's superbly reported social and environmental history of the Columbia River combines interviews, anecdote and solid information. Now out in a revised and updated paper edition. If you are thinking of summer, how about a cruise on the Columbia? (PNW25, $15.95)

The Essential Lewis and Clark

by Landon Y. Jones | Meriwether Lewis | William Clark

• EXPLORATION
• 2002
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Edited by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, this compact book features well-chosen selections from Lewis and Clark's journals focusing on natural history, people and landscapes of the West. (PNW70, $13.99)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest

by Peter Alden

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1998
• FLEXI-BOUND
• 448 PAGES

A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW50, $19.95)

Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs and chapters on history, culture and attractions. (PNW294, $24.99)

Washington and Oregon Map

by Mad Maps

• 2004
• MAP

A regional map of Oregon and Washington at a scale of 1:675,000. (PNW12, $10.95)

 

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Columbia River Gorge Map

by Trails Illustrated

• 2009
• MAP

This topo map, printed on tear-proof and water-resistant paper, shows this popular recreation area. (PNW251, $11.95)

Eyewitness Guide Pacific Northwest

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

This superb guide to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the area's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (PNW151, $25.00)

Frommer's Portable Portland

by Karl Samson

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 158 PAGES

A practical travel guide to Portland, featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (PNW219, $12.99)

Lewis and Clark Among the Indians

by James P. Ronda

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 310 PAGES

Ronda, a historian at the University of Tulsa, focuses on the various tribes encountered by Lewis and Clark, their ethnography and leaders. Originally published in 1984, this edition celebrates the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. (USW203, $19.95)

Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 124 PAGES

In nine absorbing essays, Native American scholars reflect on the impact of Lewis and Clark on the Indian nations they encountered, bringing the perspective of the Salish, Nez Perce and other groups to the bicentennial celebrations. Edited by the founding curator of the National Museum of the American Indian. (PNW226, $15.00)

Nch'I-Wana: The Big River, Mid-Columbia Indians and their Land

by Eugene Hunn

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1997
• PAPER
• 378 PAGES

A scholarly, fascinating survey of the Native American people of the eastern Washington and Oregon with a focus on ecology and the environment. The author includes a chapter on contemporary life. (PNW29, $24.95)

Northwest Passage, The Great Columbia River

by William Dietrich

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

A sweeping portrait of the Columbia, its history, nature and transformation from wild river to engineering marvel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Seattle Times. (PNW26, $24.95)

On the River with Lewis and Clark

by Verne Huser

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Popular lecturer and a veteran river man himself, Huser conjures in vivid detail the planning, particulars and perilous journey of Lewis and Clark from the Ohio to the Columbia. With 46 black-and-white photographs and maps. (PNW225, $17.95)

River of Promise, Lewis and Clark on the Columbia

by David L. Nicandri

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 325 PAGES

Historian Nicandri focuses on Clark's position as geographic problem-solver in Columbia River country, taking into consideration contributions by Native American leaders. (PNW272, $29.95)

Lewis & Clark, An Illustrated History

by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

• EXPLORATION
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 248 PAGES

The handsomely produced companion volume to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film, featuring essays and 150 illustrations, most in full color. (PNW36, $45.00)

The Journals of Lewis and Clark

by Frank Bergon

• EXPLORATION
• 1995
• PAPER
• 505 PAGES

An expanded version of the journals with more on the natural history and peoples encountered. (USW48, $17.00)

Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

by Stephen Ambrose

• EXPLORATION
• 1997
• PAPER
• 528 PAGES

Ambrose recreates the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America in this classic history, rich in details of Native American life, geography, flora and fauna. (USW20, $18.00)

Home Below Hell's Canyon

by Grace Jordan

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2003
• PAPER

Jordan's affecting depression-era memoir of life at Kirkwood Bar, an Idaho sheep ranch in the Snake River gorge just below Hell's Canyon. (RKY30, $19.00)

Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints)

by Robin Cody | Sam McKinney

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 114 PAGES

McKinney follows the river from Cape Disappointment to the barrier of the Bonneville Dam, telling the story of the voyage through anecdotes, history and observations about the river. A spare, witty account of messing about in a homemade boat. (PNW98, $14.95)

Standing Up to the Rock

by T. Louise Freeman-Toole

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2003
• PAPER
• 213 PAGES

Freeman-Toole chronicles her ten-year romance with the rugged and spectacular landscape of a small Idaho town on the banks of the Snake River in this deft and evocative memoir. (PNW256, $15.95)

Deep Creek

by Dana Hand

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES

Fast-paced and full of historical detail, this first novel brings to life the long-forgotten 1887 massacre of 40 Chinese miners in the Idaho's Hells Canyon. (PNW264, $25.00)

Cataclysms on the Columbia

by John Allen | Marjorie Burns | Samuel C. Sargent

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 221 PAGES

The tale of early 20th-century discovery of the Bretz Floods, which created the Columbia River gorge and landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW115, $24.95)

Fires, Faults and Floods: A Road Trail Guide to Exploring the Origins of the Columbia River Basin

by Marge Mueller | Ted Mueller

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

Fifty-three trips around Missoula, Montana and the lower Clark Fork drainage; Grande Ronde and Joseph Creek Canyons on the borders of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; the Columbia River Gorge; and the northern Oregon Coast. Targeted to assist readers in finding and understanding the area's major geologic features. (PNW67, $19.95)

In Earshot of Water, Notes from the Columbia Plateau

by Paul Lindholdt

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 162 PAGES

Lindholf writes of life and history in the Pacific Northwest, including conservation on the Snake and Columbia rivers, in 14 deft essays. (PNW284, $19.00)

Mount St. Helens, The Eruption and Recovery of a Volcano

by Rob Carson | Geff Hinds

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated chronicle of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, with particular emphasis on the decades of recovery since the explosion. (PNW133, $21.95)

Sky Time in Gray's River

by Robert Michael Pyle

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Taking the form of a closely observed country year, this quiet book is an ode to the natural history of Gray's River, a half-forgotten village near the mouth of the Columbia. (PNW209, $13.95)

The Good Rain

by Timothy Egan

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1991
• PAPER
• 254 PAGES

A wonderfully readablet portrait of the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle journalist travels along the Columbia River in the footsteps of 1853 visionary Theodore Winthrop, focusing on the history, people and natural resources. (PNW11, $14.95)

The Natural World of Lewis and Clark

by David Dalton

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 244 PAGES

A biology professor at Reed College, Dalton writes with humor and authority about the discoveries of the Lewis & Clark expedition, and the ecology and evolution of the American West. Particularly relevant to the Pacific Northwest, he includes modern concerns over salmon, climate change and conservation. (PNW254, $39.95)

The Organic Machine, The Remaking of the Columbia River

by Richard White

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

An environmental history of the Columbia River, focusing on its historic relationship to the people of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW28, $13.95)

The Restless Northwest, A Geological Story

by Hill Williams

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

A popular geological history of the region by a native Washingtonian and former science writer for the Seattle Times. He divides the book between ancient and quaternary geology, explaining not only the formation of the varied terrain but also the ongoing geologic processes giving shape to the landscape. (PNW135, $19.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

by Jon Dunn

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2011
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest

by David Moskowitz

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 360 PAGES

Covering 180 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates of Washington, Oregon, northern California, Idaho, western Montana and British Columbia. (PNW274, $25.95)

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