Mapping the Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson

By Tom Shardlow

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929141857
• ISBN13: 9780929141855
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Napoleon and Co
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7