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Synopsis
Describes how humans have changed the Columbia River, and discusses the way people interact with nature through work
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Review
"Visionary . . . White has posed a brilliant new model for environmental history."--Howard R. Lamar, Yale University
"A crystalline gem of a book. White makes the transformation of the Columbia River basin into a compelling microhistory of the encounter between the forces of technology and nature in America."--Leo Marx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"White has done something remarkable: he has shown us a way of thinking that connects our deep history to the present and sees our most essential human habits--work, in this case--as inseparable from the places we inhabit."--Elliott West, University of Arkansas
Visionary . . . White has posed a brilliant new model for environmental history. "Howard R. Lamar, Yale University"
A crystalline gem of a book. White makes the transformation of the Columbia River basin into a compelling microhistory of the encounter between the forces of technology and nature in America. "Leo Marx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"
White has done something remarkable: he has shown us a way of thinking that connects our deep history to the present and sees our most essential human habits--work, in this case--as inseparable from the places we inhabit. "Elliott West, University of Arkansas""
"Visionary . . . White has posed a brilliant new model for environmental history." --Howard R. Lamar, Yale University
"A crystalline gem of a book. White makes the transformation of the Columbia River basin into a compelling microhistory of the encounter between the forces of technology and nature in America." --Leo Marx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"White has done something remarkable: he has shown us a way of thinking that connects our deep history to the present and sees our most essential human habits--work, in this case--as inseparable from the places we inhabit." --Elliott West, University of Arkansas
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In The Organic Machine, Richard White, a distinguished historian and leading scholar of the American West, explores the intimate relationship between nature and mankind along the Columbia River. Working on the cutting edge of environmental and social history, White demonstrates how, over the centuries, both native peoples and settlers have continually remade the river, treating it as a machine designed to churn out energy and sustenance. He assesses the impact on the Northwest ecology of enterprises that have marked the river's history, from salmon fishing to the Hanford Energy Works nuclear plant, and eloquently reveals the insights and illusions of those who work with the river.
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- PublisherHill & Wang Pub
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0809035596
- ISBN 13 9780809035595
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- EditorFoner Eric
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