Columbia Chronicles Rivers Of Information Available On Columbia

For readers wanting to know more about the Columbia River, the following is a list of selected books, music and videos. The books are generally available through bookstores or the Spokane city and county libraries.

Books

“Northwest Passage: The Great Columbia River” by William Dietrich. Simon and Schuster, 1995.

“Sources of the River” by Jack Nisbet. Sasquatch Books, 1995.

“Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River” by Robin Cody. Alfred A. Knopf publisher, 1995.

“River of the West: Stories from the Columbia” by Robert Clark. HarperCollins West, 1995.

“Grand Coulee: Harnessing the Dream” by Paul Pitzer. Washington State University Press, 1994.

“The Columbia River: A Historical Travel Guide” by JoAnn Roe. Fulcrum Publishing, 1992.

“Columbia River Gorge: a complete guide” by Philip N. Jones. Mountaineers, 1992.

“Roll on Columbia. The Columbia River Collection.” Woody Guthrie song book. Sing Out Publications, 1991.

“Beautiful America’s Columbia River Gorge” by Craig Tuttle. Beautiful America Publishing, 1991.

“Columbia’s river: the voyage of Robert Gray” by J. Richard Nokes. Washington State Historical Society, 1991.

“Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge” by Russ Jolley. Oregon Historical Society Press, 1988.

“Cataclysms on the Columbia” by John Allen and Marjorie Burns with Sam Sargent. Timber Press, 1986.

“Cruising the Columbia and Snake rivers” by Sharlene P. Nelson. Pacific Search Press, 1986. *

“Columbia; Great River of the West” by Earl Roberge. Chronicle Books, 1985.

Music

“Columbia River Collection.” Seventeen songs about the river and the West, written and performed by Woody Guthrie. Rounder Records Corporation, 1987. $16.98 (compact disc); $9.98 (cassette). Available at Street Music.

Video

“The Columbia River Gorge, a Chasm of Majesty,” Encounter Video, 1990. Narrated 85-mile tour of Columbia River Valley. Available at City of Spokane Library.

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