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Mapping the Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson

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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 navigation... More
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PublisherNapoleon Publishing
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages72
ISBN-100929141857
ISBN-13978-0929141855
Publication Date10/01/2006
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About Tom Shardlow (Author) : Tom Shardlow is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Tom Shardlow is Mapping The Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson (Stories of Canada).
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About Chrissie Wysotski (Illustrator) : Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Chrissie attended a precollege course at the Emily Carr College of Art and later moved to Ontario where she graduated from the Communication and Design program at the... more
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