Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America - Couverture souple

Nisbet, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1570610061 ISBN 13 : 9781570610066

Editeur : Sasquatch Books, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Nisbet Jack

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this true story of adventure, author Jack Nisbet re-creates the life and times of David Thompson—fur trader, explorer, surveyor, and mapmaker. From 1784 to 1812, Thompson explored western North America, and his field journals provide the earliest written accounts of the natural history and indigenous cultures of the what is now British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Thompson was the first person to chart the entire route of the Columbia river, and his wilderness expeditions have become the stuff of legend. Jack Nisbet tracks the explorer across the content, interweaving his own observations with Thompson’s historical writings. The result is a fascinating story of two men discovering the Northwest territory almost two hundred years apart.

Revue de presse

"Jack Nisbet tells Thompson’s story superbly . . . Sources of the River goes immediately onto my short shelf of best books about the Pacific Northwest." –Murray Morgan

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sasquatch Books
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1570610061
• ISBN 13: 9781570610066
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible