Mapping the Wilderness

The Story of David Thompson

Kids, People and Places, History, Exploration and Discovery, Biography, Non-Fiction, Historical
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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.

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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.

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