Lang, a professor of history at Portland State University and director of the Center for Columbia River History, and Carriker (history, Gonzaga U.) present eight essays by historians and anthropologists. Topics include the fate of the First Peoples of the Columbia; Dr. McKay's Chinook address (composed for the first Columbia River centennial held on May 11, 1892); the pictographs and petroglyphs of the mid-Columbia River; and an epilogue to Diaries of the Westward Journey by author Lillian Schlissel. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)