On the Road with David Thompson

A unique combination of history, travelogue, and guide book. Readers can drive, bicycle, or even walk the routes David Thompson took as he charted the West, opened new trade routes, and made alliances with Indian tribes.

A unique combination of history, travelogue, and guide book. Readers can drive, bicycle, or even walk the routes David Thompson took as he charted the West, opened new trade routes, and made alliances with Indian tribes.

About the author Paul Joyce is professor of Strategic Management at the University of North London. He holds a PhD in local government and has worked in local government as a senior manager. He is currently director of the Management Research Centre at the University of North London and is involved in research on innovation in the public sector. His current research interest is centred on the way in which strategic management processes can be used to reinforce entrepreneurship and innovative management. He also works as a consultant in the public sector, for example, in the areas of strategic performance management and service developments and has published widely in that area.

Gare Joyce is a writer on the masthead of ESPN "The Magazine," He is also a regular contributor to "Christian Science Monitor," "Canadian Geographic," "Maclean's," and "The Walrus," Joyce has won three National Magazine Awards and is the author of three previous books, Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm, The Only Ticket Off the Island: Baseball in the Dominican Republic and When the Lights Went Out.

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