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Loading... David Thompson's narrative of his explorations in western America, 1784-1812by David Thompson
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David Thompson (1770 - 1857) was a North American fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer." Over his career he mapped over 3.9 million square kilometres of North America and for this has been described as the "greatest land geographer who ever lived."
The account here published of the explorations of David Thompson in the western parts of Canada and the United States was written by Thompson himself when he was about seventy years old and still in the full possession of all his faculties, but after the active part of his life-work was completed and when he had retired to Montreal in the hope of enjoying his remaining years in quietude. While he was writing this history of the portion of his life in which he undoubtedly took the most interest, he kept his note-books before him, and with their assistance he retraced the scenes through which he had passed in the days of his youth and strength. He tells his story with an acc... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)917.12History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Canada Northwest, CanadianLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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