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Mapping The Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson (Stories of Canada)

Mapping The Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson (Stories of Canada)
By Tom Shardlow

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David Thompson's 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. David Thompson is particularly famous for his early exploration and mapping of western Canada and the northwestern United States. He mapped most of the country west of Hudson Bay and Lake Superior, across the Rocky Mountains to the source of the Columbia River, and the length of the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Over the years, the Hudson's Bay Company made periodic requests to the school for students to be apprenticed to the North American fur trade. One of these students was the fourteen-year-old David Thompson. In May 1784, he set sail for Hudson's Bay. He never saw his mother or England again. And thus began a turbulent life of adventure, amazing accomplishment, love, and heartbreak. Great for readers ages 9+, grades 4 & up.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1884810 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-11-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 72 pages

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About the Author

Tom Shardlow is a Research Biologist with more than thirty articles contributed to international scientific and technical journals. His diverse writing, ranges from poetry and prize winning short fiction published in literary magazines to book reviews for Quill and Quire and Canadian Geographic. His creative drawings and photographs, often appear as feature articles in magazines and in newspapers.

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A wonderful trailblazer's biography and glimpse of Canadian frontier 5
The latest in the "Stories of Canada" series, Mapping the Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson presents the amazing life story of one of Canada's greatest explorers, surveyors, and geographers. David Thompson (1770-1857) died penniless, but during his life he confronted natural hazards, harsh weather, hostile Indian tribes, and even negotiated peace with the Kootenay. He set up trading posts to compete with Americans, and single-handedly surveyed a continental area unparalleled in human history. Mapping the wilderness depicts Thompson's life in page-by-page chunks; each page features a main passage about part of Thompson's adventures, a black-and-white illustration (most of which are sketches by illustrator Chrissie Wysotski - there are no surviving portraits or photographs of Thompson himself), and a sidebar. A wonderful trailblazer's biography and glimpse of Canadian frontier history for young readers, especially recommended for elementary, middle school, and public library collections.