Mapping The Wilderness: The Story Of David Thompson (stories Of Canada)

David Thompson's 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. David Thompson is particularly famous for his early exploration and mapping of western Canada and the northwestern United States. He mapped most of the country west of Hudson Bay and Lake Superior, across the Rocky Mountains to the source of the Columbia River, and the length of the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. An apprentice to the North American fur trade, 14-year-old David Thompson set sail for Hudson's Bay in May 1784. He never saw his mother or England again. And thus began a turbulent life of adventure, amazing accomplishment, love, and heartbreak. Great for readers ages 9 and up, grades 4 and up.