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Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge on earth
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Title
Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge on earth / by William Ashworth.
ISBN
080152007X
9780801520075
Published
New York : Hawthorn Books, ©1977.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
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Online version: Ashworth, William, 1942- Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge on earth. New York : Hawthorn Books, ©1977
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.
Contents
Prologue: The place
Part I. The history. The deep past ; The explorers ; Steamboats and Indians ; Miners, murders, and more steamboats
Interlude: Copperfield
Part II. The politics of power. Hells Canyon Creek : the battle begins ; Pleasant Valley : the plot thickens
The Congress and the courts
The Oxbow incident ; High mountain sheep : the second Nez Perce war
Part III. The politics of preservation. Back to the drawing boards
A national river?
The great Snake land war
A meeting of minds
Victory!
Epilogue: Return to the river
Appendix: Your visit to Hell's Canyon.
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