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David Thompsons Travels is one of the nest early expressions of the Cana- dian experience. The work is not only the account of a remarkable life in the fur trade but an extended meditation on the land and Native peoples of west- ern North America. The tale spans the years 1784 to 1807 and extends from the Great Lakes to the Rockies from Athabasca to Missouri. A distinguished literary work the Travels alternates between the expository prose of the scien- tist and the vivid language of the storyteller animated throughout by a restless spirit of inquiry and sense of wonder. In the rst volume of an ambitious three-volume project that will nally bring all of Thompsons writings together editor William Moreau presents the Travels narrative as it existed in 1850 when the author was forced to abandon his work. Accompanying Moreaus transcription is an introductory essay and a textual introduction extensive critical annotations historical and modern maps and a biographical appendix. The denitive collection of Thompsons works The Writings of David Thompson will bring one of North Americans most important early travellers and surveyors and his world to a whole new generation of readers. William E. Moreau teaches with the Toronto District School Board. David Thompsons Travels is one of the nest early expressions of the Canadian experience. The work is not only the account of a remarkable life in the fur trade but an extended meditation on the land and Native peoples of western North America. The second in a planned three volumes of Thompsons writings this edi- tion completes the great surveyor and fur traders spirited autobiographical narrative. In the 1848 Travels Thompson describes his most enduring histor- ical legacy the extension of the fur trade across the Continental Divide be- tween 1807 and 1812. During these years he established several Norwester trading posts made contact with the tribal peoples of the Columbia Plateau and tirelessly mapped the lands he traversed all the time striving westward toward the Pacic. The tale culminates with Thompsons historic arrival at the mouth of the Columbia in July 1811. Like its companion Volume 1 this work presents an entirely new tran- scription by William Moreau of Thompsons manuscript and is accompanied by an introductory essay placing the author in his historical and intellectual context. Extensive critical annotations a biographical appendix and histori- cal and modern maps make this the denitive collection of Thompsons works and bring one of North Americas most important travelers and surveyors to a new generation of readers. William E. Moreau teaches with the Toronto District School Board. 1 9 M Q U P F A L L 2 0 1 5 S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Co-published with the Champlain Society in association with Ruperts Land Record Society at the University of Winnipeg October 2015 978-0-7735-4616-5 34.95T CDN 34.95T US 23.99 paper 6 x 9 432pp 5 fold out maps Ebook available n e w i n pa p e r The Writings of David Thompson Volume 1 The Travels 1850 Version edited by william e. moreau In a very well-written introduction editor Moreau points out that Thompson is best understood if the reader views him in the multiple roles of story- teller interpreter of events scientist philosopher and mediator.CHOICE C A N A D I A N H I S T O R Y S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Co-published with the Champlain Society August 2015 978-0-7735-4551-9 44.95T US 31.00 cloth 6 x 9 504pp 4 colour maps 2 gures 1 table Ebook available The Writings of David Thompson Volume 2 The Travels 1848 Version and Associated Texts edited by william e. moreau A compelling tale of exploration encounter and commerce from the Rocky Mountains to the mouth of the Columbia River. C A N A D I A N H I S T O R Y G E O G R A P H Y