The writings of David Thompson
Subtitle: the 1850 travels
By: edited with an introduction by William E. Moreau.
Contributors: Moreau, William, 1969-; Champlain Society.; Centre for Rupert's Land Studies.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, University of Washington Press, and Champlain Society in association with Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at University of Winnipeg
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780295989365
Subjects: Thompson, David, -- 1770-1857 -- Travel -- Canada, Western; Thompson, David, -- 1770-1857 -- Travel -- Northwest, Pacific; Hudson's Bay Company -- History; North West Company -- History; Pioneers -- Canada -- Biography; Explorers -- Canada -- Biography; Cartographers -- Canada -- Biography; Fur traders -- Canada -- Biography; Canada, Western -- Description and travel; Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel
Genres: Biography
Description: "In the first of three volumes that will finally bring all of David Thompson's writings together, editor William Moreau presents the Travels narrative as it existed in 1850, when the author was forced to abandon the work, and supplements it with a textual introduction, extensive annotations, and historical and modern maps." "The definitive collection of Thompson's works, The Writings of David Thompson will present one of North America's most important early travellers and surveyors and his world to a whole new generation of readers." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical introduction; title: Textual introduction; title: The 1850 travels; title: Youth; title: Hudson's Bay Company years; title: First year with the North West Company; title: Westward; title: Appendix 1: Discarded page 22; title: Appendix 2: Brief biographies.