Sources of the River, 2nd Edition: Tracking David Thompson Across North America - Couverture souple

Nisbet, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1570615225 ISBN 13 : 9781570615221

Editeur : Sasquatch Books, 2007

Synopsis

Unusual book

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Award-winning author Jack Nisbet writes about human and natural history from his home in Spokane, Washington. He is a field biologist and natural history teacher. His books include Visible Bones and The Mapmaker's Eye. 

I.S. MacLaren is a professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Sasquatch Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1570615225
• ISBN 13: 9781570615221
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304