** This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear. ** This book is a comprehensive and complex study of the Columbia river that combines natural history, political history, and human history with a consideration of current environmental and social issues. This case study of the Columbia river considers conceptual topics like the economics of resource extraction, hydropower politics, indigenous rights, and the more apparent features like pollution, the state of the river's damns and infrastructure, and the health of its salmon runs.