Re: MtMan-List: Mountain Woman/Hoyden

[agottfre@telusplanet.net (Angela Gottfred)]

Jon Towns <AMM944@prodigy.net> wrote:
> I still would like people to read Nesbet's book.  I've
>studied David Thompson for years and read everything I know about. 
>There is an American Mountain Man Party around Northeast Washington and
>Idaho panhandle.  Called The David Thompson party when I was first
>sponsored the DT party was my party.  Thats what got me started on DT. 
>Have you found any net sites on David T or any thing you might think I'd
>like.
Nisbet's book is good. Some other things on Thompson to check out:

Northwest Journal did a lengthy biographical article in Volume V, and Volume 
IX was pretty much given over to a detailed explanation of his navigational 
methods, with particular interest in accuracy. Almost all of the information 
about Thompson is also applicable to other explorers of this time, such as 
Simon Fraser, Alexander Mackenzie, Lewis & Clark, Samuel Hearne, & Peter Fidler.
These back issues are still available--for more info, see the Northwest 
Journal website at www.telusplanet.net/public/gottfred/nwj.html. The website 
also has the introduction to Vol. IX posted, so you can get a better idea of 
what is included.

 I would also recommend the new editon of Thompson's journals:
Thompson, David. _Columbia Journals_. Barbara Belyea (ed.) McGill-Queen's : 
Montreal, 1994. ISBN 0-7735-0989-5
This contains Thompson's journals for every one of his trips over the 
Rockies and his descent down the Columbia & his return back. Just great, 
well-researched, and the grapevine says it will be coming out in paperback 
soon (I sure hope so, it deserves a wider audience). Includes many 
reproductions of maps.

Your humble & obedient servant,
Angela Gottfred

agottfre@telusplanet.net