Desert Hawk Books

 

The Chinook Indians
Traders of the Lower Columbia River

Robert H. Ruby
and
John A. Brown

 

 

372  pages
39 B&W Illustrations
2 Maps
6.125" x 9.25"
Paperback

Quantity:   $27.95 & S/H

 

"The relations between the Chinook Indians and early explorers, sea peddlers, missionaries and settlers are examined in depth throughout fourteen correlated chapters." - The Oregon Historical Quarterly

"The authors consider the Indians' role as traders, first in furs and then in salmon and oysters, and the dynamics of this trade for both whites and Indians....The disastrous cultural consequences of this trade for the Indians-alcoholism, disease, and intertribal and interracial conflict-frequently dominate the text."-Library Journal