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Title:
The mapmaker's eye : David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
Contents:
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.
Physical Description:
xii, 180 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
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Publisher:
Washington State University Press,
Electronic Access:
Table of contents
Publication Date:
2005
ISBN:
9780874222852
Publication Information:
Pullman : Washington State University Press, c2005.
Call Number:
917.12 NISBET
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