Oral Bullard's 1968 book, Crisis on the Columbia, examines the profound ecological and cultural transformations inflicted upon the Columbia River basin by rapid hydroelectric dam construction. The narrative heavily focuses on the river's path forming the border of Oregon and Washington, where structures like the Bonneville Dam near Portland inundated historical Aboriginal fishing sites. Further upstream into eastern Washington, Bullard maps the devastating environmental consequences of the massive Grand Coulee Dam, which flooded ancestral homelands, destroyed the vital Kettle Falls fishery, and permanently blocked salmon migration to the upper river. By detailing these massive engineering projects along the Columbia's course, the book captures the geographical and biological crisis that reshaped this central aquatic artery of the Pacific Northwest.

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