Mapping the Wilderness
The Story of David Thompson
Kids, People and Places, History, Exploration and Discovery, Biography, Non-Fiction, Historical
| Author: | Tom Shardlow | ISBN: | 9781459726185 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn | Publication: | October 1, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Napoleon and Co | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tom Shardlow |
| ISBN: | 9781459726185 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn |
| Publication: | October 1, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Napoleon and Co |
| Language: | English |
David Thompsons story is one of the great tales of North American adventure. His life was a mixture of truth and legend, but he was without a doubt one of the greatest surveyors and mapmakers of the North American continent. Raised in a charity school in London, England, and apprenticed to the Hudsons Bay Company as a teenager, he then travelled extensively, recording valuable navigational information. His life was one of adventure and hardship but also of incredible accomplishment.
David Thompsons story is one of the great tales of North American adventure. His life was a mixture of truth and legend, but he was without a doubt one of the greatest surveyors and mapmakers of the North American continent. Raised in a charity school in London, England, and apprenticed to the Hudsons Bay Company as a teenager, he then travelled extensively, recording valuable navigational information. His life was one of adventure and hardship but also of incredible accomplishment.
