Thompson's Highway: British Columbia's Fur Trade, 1800-1850: The Literary Origins of British Columbia

After the failure of Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser to find a navigable route to the Pacific Ocean, it was the remarkable mapmaker David Thompson who was instrumental in creating the "highway" for commerce that connected both sides of the North American continent. Thompson's exploration and mapping enabled George Simpson and James Douglas to bring viability to the corporate fur trade on the so-called Western Slope. Includes a bibliography, 120 black and white photos, an index, and an appendix of fifty forts in BC prior to 1850.Twigg, Alan is the author of 'Thompson's Highway: British Columbia's Fur Trade, 1800-1850: The Literary Origins of British Columbia', published 2006 under ISBN 9781553800392 and ISBN 1553800397.