The mapmaker's eye : David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
Record details
- ISBN: 0874222850
- ISBN: 9780874222852
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Physical Description:
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xii, 180 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps (some color), portraits ; 27 cm - Publisher: Pullman : Washington State University Press, ©2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A mathematical boy -- Lure of the Columbia -- Rising star -- The Stoney Mountains -- An attempt to cross the Rocky Mountains-1801 -- Across the Divide -- Rocky Mountain House -- Height of land -- Kootanae House -- Waiting for Ugly Head -- Winter 1807-08 -- Among the Kootenai and Salish -- Trading & discovery-spring 1808 -- Flooded out -- Second winter, 1808-1809 -- Kullyspel House -- The country before us -- Saleesh House -- A more eligible road -- A critical situation -- On rotation -- Athabasca Pass -- Boat encampment -- Journey to Spokane House -- Kettle Falls -- A voyage down the Columbia -- Passage to the sea -- Mr. Astor's company -- Completing the circle -- Last winter -- Legacy -- The mapmaker -- Boundaries -- Travels. |
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Genre: | Biography. History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | BIO Thom Nisb 2005 | 268520 | Biography | Available | - |