From the wave-pounded rocky headlands of Ecola Point to the still, shallow waters of Willapa Bay, from the wild and roiling mouth of the Columbia River to the high timbered peaks of the Coast Range-the Columbia-Pacific region is a place of rare environmental diversity and potential. Here, a succession of peoples -Native Americans communities, fur traders, Scandinavian immigrants, and modern urban tourists to name but a few - have understood and used the natural landscape in wildly different ways, each leaving very different imprints upon the land. Many cornerstone moments in this history played out on lands that are now set aside as part of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks. Empires of the Turning Tide illuminates the history of the many people who together have called this region home, and their relationship with the park landscapes, waters, and natural resources that continue to set the Columbia-Pacific region apart.
Language
English
Pages
426
Format
ebook
Publisher
National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Release
May 12, 2022
ISBN 13
9780692421741
Empires of the Turning Tide: A History of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks and the Columbia-Pacific Region
From the wave-pounded rocky headlands of Ecola Point to the still, shallow waters of Willapa Bay, from the wild and roiling mouth of the Columbia River to the high timbered peaks of the Coast Range-the Columbia-Pacific region is a place of rare environmental diversity and potential. Here, a succession of peoples -Native Americans communities, fur traders, Scandinavian immigrants, and modern urban tourists to name but a few - have understood and used the natural landscape in wildly different ways, each leaving very different imprints upon the land. Many cornerstone moments in this history played out on lands that are now set aside as part of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks. Empires of the Turning Tide illuminates the history of the many people who together have called this region home, and their relationship with the park landscapes, waters, and natural resources that continue to set the Columbia-Pacific region apart.
Language
English
Pages
426
Format
ebook
Publisher
National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior