Tuesday, July 26, 2011

GRAND COULEE DAM WEB LINKS

Washington History Day Topic Guide

A selection of some of the better sites concerning the Grand Coulee Dam

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Washington History Day Topic Guide

http://washingtonhistoryday.wetpaint.com/page/Grand+Coulee+Dam

Lists Primary Sources; also a link to Secondary Sources:

History Link: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?keyword=Grand+Coulee+Dam&DisplayPage=results.cfm&Submit=Go Great River of the West:

Essays on the Columbia River by William L. Lang (Editor), Robert C. Carriker (Editor), David Lowenthal Northwest Passage: The Great Columbia River by William Dietrich The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River by Richard White
A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia by Blaine Harden
River of the West:
Stories from the Columbia by Robert Clark,
Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River by Robin Cody
BPA and the Struggle for Power at Cost b Gene Tollefson

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BIG BEND RAILROAD HISTORY   http://sdp45.blogspot.com/
THIS BLOG FEATURES HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE RAILROAD LINES OF THE BIG BEND/COLUMBIA PLATEAU REGION OF WASHINGTON STATE.

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Grand Coulee Dam: History and purpose

Site has several links of interest, including construction photos, and an index to other pages on Columbia River History.

http://www.nwcouncil.org/history/GrandCouleeHistory.asp

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Grand Coulee Dam Project Tour
contains a bibliography and some interesting pages.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/barnes/grandcoulee/gcdintro3.html

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Lake Roosevelt Admisistrative History
Chapter 2 includes a picture of the dam site taken January 23, 1934, showing the Grant County Ferry (not easily seen).

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/laro/adhi/adhi2.htm

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Northeast Washington Genealogical Society
Proudly Covering Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties
Books to Aid You in Your Research

http://www.newgs.org/cpage.php?pt=23

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