David Thompson

by Tom Shardlow

Overview

Across North America in 2007-2009, communities will celebrate the David Thompson Bicentennials. For 34 years the great explorer, surveyor, and fur trader travelled across the continent, finding and mapping the routes between the St. Lawrence and the Pacific. Trusting the stars and his sextant, he surveyed a continental area so vast it remains a mapping achievement unequalled in human history. This is the story of David Thompson’s epic journey – his trail by stars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781894852180
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Series:	Quest Biography , #17
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Tom Shardlow's diverse writing ranges from poetry and prizewinning short fiction published in literary magazines to book reviews. His freelance work, which includes creative drawings and photographs, often appears as feature articles in magazines and in newspapers. He lives with his family on Vancouver Island.