| Title | Thompson's highway: British Columbia's fur trade, 1800-1850: The literary origins of British Columbia |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Twigg, A. |
| Pagination | 1-253 |
| Place Published | Vancouver: Ronsdale Press |
| Publication Language | en |
| ISBN Number | 9781553800392; 1553800397 |
| Keywords | Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson, fur trade, George Simpson, James Douglas, Simon Fraser, western slope |
| Abstract | David 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. This work traces the writings of David Thompson, Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser and of their peers, who founded and managed more than fifty forts west of the Rockies prior to 1850. |
| Topics | history, fur trade, |
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| Group | Humanities Bibliography |
| Citation Key | 24155 |
