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Durbin, Kathie.

Bridging a great divide : the battle for the Columbia River Gorge / Kathie Durbin. - 1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the gift in our back yard -- The vision -- Hardly wilderness -- Watchdogs -- Saving Steigerwald -- Balancing act -- The launch -- Writing the rules -- Early friction -- The too-tall house -- Fear and loathing -- Land rush -- Oregon pushback -- A pile of rocks -- Time to amend -- Great debates -- Showdown at Lyle Point -- A destination resort -- Rails to trails -- The haze curtain -- Logging loopholes -- The casino deal -- Whistling Ridge -- Restoring a legacy -- Rebuilding a historic highway -- The recreation challenge -- Cape Horn convergence -- A river unleashed -- A quarter-century -- The fight continues.

ISBN: 9780870717178 (e-book)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nature conservation--Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
Cultural property--Protection--Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)--History.
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Environmental conditions.
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Politics and government.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F853 / .D87 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 979.7