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SOURCES OF THE RIVER. Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America
by Nisbet, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1570610061
- ISBN 13
- 9781570610066
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in dust jacket. Jack McMaster. This copy is signed by the author on the title page and dated 10/94. Maps and illustrations by Jack McMaster. In this true story of adventure,N isbet re-creates the life and times of David Thompson; fur trader, explorer, surveyor, and mapmaker. From 1784 to 1812. As David Thompson traveled, he carried a compass, a sextant, and a business proposition for the native tribes he met. For Thompson was not just a geographer out to map a river, he was also a fur trader with the North West Company, out to expand its domain and convert the natives to its commercial purposes. He was an agent of revolutionary change in the region; its history turns on the moment of his arrival.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14931
- Title
- SOURCES OF THE RIVER. Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America
- Author
- Nisbet, Jack
- Illustrator
- Jack McMaster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1570610061
- ISBN 13
- 9781570610066
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Columbia River Region, discovery and exploration, Northwest, Cartographers, biography
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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