The Great River of the West

Creator: Martin Moyer Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Surveys the history of the Pacific Northwest with the Columbia River as a focal area. Discusses explorations of Lewis and Clark. Captain Robert Gray who named the river and David Thomspon who traced it to its source. Describes the tremendous hydroelectric potential of the Columbia. Includes views of the scenery and geological changes as seen from the source to the mouth of the river., Surveys the history of the Pacific Northwest with the Columbia River as a focal area. Discusses explorations of Lewis and Clark. Captain Robert Gray who named the river and David Thomspon who traced it to its source. Describes the tremendous hydroelectric potential of the Columbia. Includes views of the scenery and geological changes as seen from the source to the mouth of the river.

Complete Record: , Surveys the history of the Pacific Northwest with the Columbia River as a focal area. Discusses explorations of Lewis and Clark. Captain Robert Gray who named the river and David Thomspon who traced it to its source. Describes the tremendous hydroelectric potential of the Columbia. Includes views of the scenery and geological changes as seen from the source to the mouth of the river.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.