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LoC No.: 25010318
Title: David Thompson, the explorer
Original Publication: Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited,1924.
Series Title: Canadian men of action, no. 2
Note: Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Al Haines
Summary: "David Thompson, the Explorer" by Charles Norris Cochrane is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life of David Thompson, a prominent land surveyor and explorer in North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Through detailed narratives, it highlights his remarkable journeys, challenges, and contributions to the understanding of Canada's geography and fur trade. The opening of this work introduces David Thompson as a fourteen-year-old boy beginning his apprenticeship with the Hudson's Bay Company, set against the backdrop of England in 1783. It describes the circumstances of his early life, detailing the challenges he faced as an orphan and his subsequent education at the Grey Coat School. The chapter outlines his departure from London aboard the "Prince Rupert" to North America, giving a glimpse into his initial observations of the new landscape, including the extreme conditions of Hudson Bay, as he embarks on a life that would eventually define him as one of the greatest geographical surveyors of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Cochrane, Charles Norris, 1889-1945
Editor: Wallace, W. Stewart (William Stewart), 1884-1970
EBook No.: 69432
Published: Nov 27, 2022
Downloads: 132
Language: English
Subject: Northwest, Canadian
Subject: Thompson, David, 1770-1857
LoCC: North America local history: Canada
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 25010318
Title: David Thompson, the explorer
Original Publication: Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited,1924.
Series Title: Canadian men of action, no. 2
Note: Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Al Haines
Summary: "David Thompson, the Explorer" by Charles Norris Cochrane is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life of David Thompson, a prominent land surveyor and explorer in North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Through detailed narratives, it highlights his remarkable journeys, challenges, and contributions to the understanding of Canada's geography and fur trade. The opening of this work introduces David Thompson as a fourteen-year-old boy beginning his apprenticeship with the Hudson's Bay Company, set against the backdrop of England in 1783. It describes the circumstances of his early life, detailing the challenges he faced as an orphan and his subsequent education at the Grey Coat School. The chapter outlines his departure from London aboard the "Prince Rupert" to North America, giving a glimpse into his initial observations of the new landscape, including the extreme conditions of Hudson Bay, as he embarks on a life that would eventually define him as one of the greatest geographical surveyors of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Cochrane, Charles Norris, 1889-1945
Editor: Wallace, W. Stewart (William Stewart), 1884-1970
EBook No.: 69432
Published: Nov 27, 2022
Downloads: 132
Language: English
Subject: Northwest, Canadian
Subject: Thompson, David, 1770-1857
LoCC: North America local history: Canada
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.