The Spokane River

"In this volume, Lindholdt gathers a diverse collection of people to speak about the Spokane River: scientists, artists, neighbors, activists, politicians, and historians, as well as several members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians... Recommended."—Choice

"The collection's diverse viewpoints make it a valuable starting point for further research. As an introduction to the Spokane River and surrounding region, these essays let readers get their feet wet—and encourage them to wade in further."—Western Historical Quarterly

"People with interest in the Spokane River, or in humanriverine interactions anywhere, are fortunate to have this compendium, a rich, compelling, and humane exploration of the Spokane River's long history of intertwinement with human communities."—H-Net

"This fascinating multidisciplinary 'biography' of the Spokane River has something for everyone. All of the contributors—many of them household names in the Inland Northwest—help readers appreciate and understand this special watershed."—John W. W. Mann, author of Sacajawea's People: The Lemhi Shoshones and the Salmon River Country

"The Spokane River is a beautiful biography of a legendary western river. Like the best life stories, The Spokane River surprises and enthralls, probing into the past and beneath the surface to reveal the complicated personality of a beloved place."—Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Great Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change

"Every spring six thousand square miles of mountain snow sings through Spokane Falls a timeless, single-syllable aria of a river's renewal. This eloquent book contains imaginative, spiritually resonant, humorous, masterfully researched, astute human translations of that voice."—Jonathan Johnson, poet, author of May Is an Island

"Running the gamut from loving impressions to far more sobering treatments by scientists, engineers, archeologists, historians, and notably by members of the Spokane Tribe, this is as complete a treatment of the river as we could hope to find in one highly readable volume."—John Keeble, author of Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound and The Shadows of Owls

"A wonderful expression of watershed consciousness. All those who dwell along the Spokane River should read and cherish this collection."—Tom Lynch, coeditor of The Bioregional Imagination: Literature, Ecology and Place