Paul Lindholdt is professor of English at Eastern Washington University. He is the author of Explorations in Ecocriticism: Advocacy, Bioregionalism, and Visual Design and In Earshot of the Water: Notes from the Columbia Plateau, which won the 2012 Washington State Book Award for Biography/Memoir. The contributors are Sherman Alexie, Bob Bartlett, Tim Connor, Rick Eichstaedt, Don Fels, Guadalupe Flores, Jerry R. Galm, Greg Gordon, Stan Gough, Margo Hill, Chris Kopczynski, Becky Kramer, Beatrice Lackaff, Tod Marshall, Camille McNeely, Bart Mihailovich, Stan Miller, Barry G. Moses (Sulustu), Carmen A. Nezat, Jack Nisbet, Rachael Paschal Osborn, John Roskelley, Allan T. Scholz, Bishop William S. Skylstad, William Stimson, Julie Titone, Nance Van Winckel, Sara L. Walker, Jess Walter, Jerry White, Chad Wriglesworth, and J. William T. Youngs.
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 * Inform[s] readers on the deep history of the river and the impact it's had on all aspects of the region... The history of the Spokane River has broader implications for environmental awareness... [and] show[s] people how to take ownership of their local environment. -- Wilson Criscione * Inlander *