Author(s): Jack Nisbet

Travel and Holidays | USA, Canada | Biography, Autobiography, Memoirs, Letters, Interviews

From 1784 to 1812, David Thompson-surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader-explored and mapped the territory of western North America. In this true story, Jack Nisbet recreates the life and times of David Thompson. As he tracks his trail across our modern landscape, Nisbet interweaves his own observations with Thompson's historical writings. The contemporary characters and wilderness experiences for Nisbet's own journeys serve to illuminate, and sometimes even rival, the adventures of Thompson. The remarkable story of these two men, who explored and defined the West almost 200 years apart, will fascinate historians as well as adventurers.
Maps and Illustrations by Jack McMaster.

Good condition. Inscription on first page. First few pages have some light discolouration at top corner of page. Moderate dcuffing on cover.