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- 1 2 3 David James Duncan: An Inventory of His Papers, (1959-2002) at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
- ↑ https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/david-james-duncan/sun-house/9780316129374/
- ↑ The River Why at IMDb
- ↑ Ambush, Hurt jump into River Why from a July 1, 2008 article from Variety magazine
- ↑ Hollywood Docket: River Why Author Claims Producers Infringed on Film Rights from "The Hollywood Reporter, Esq." blog
- 1 2 Duncan v. Cohen, Case No. 08-CV-2243 (USDC, N. Calif. filed April 30, 2008) from courthousenews.com
- ↑ Interview: David James Duncan: Author of "The River Why" on water, salmon and the policies that are killing them Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine from 1859 Oregon's Magazine
- 1 2 "Willamette Week | 25th Anniversary Issue | Whatever Happened To...?". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ "Texas Archival Resources Online". txarchives.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
