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My gratitude forever to my husband, Hank, who served as both chauffeur and cameraman when we attempted to follow the route taken by David Thompson and his brigades as they struggled to find the source of the Columbia River and a viable trade route to the Pacific Ocean. Our journey began at the impressive Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site with its wealth of information and ended at Astoria, Washington. I am grateful to the staff of the museums we visited along the way for their willingness to add to our information about Thompson — in particular those at the Windermere Valley Museum in Invermere, British Columbia; the Kettle Falls Historical Center at Kettle Falls, Washington; the Spokane House Interpretive Center in Spokane, Washington; and the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta.

I am also grateful to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, which funded my research. Most of all, I owe many thanks to Michael Carroll, The Dundurn Group’s editorial director, who with insight and hard work edits my stories and makes them better.