21. SeacoastNH.com - The Contact Era The largely unsung founder of new Hampshire is david thompson (spelled Thomson by some He is a reminder that early exploration had more to do with http://seacoastnh.com/Timeline/Contact_Era/The_Contact_Era/

FRESH STUFF DAILY Seacoast New Hampshire Home TODAY Ken's Weather News Editor at Large Read Our Mail ... Contest TOPICS Arts Travel Food Lodging HISTORY Seacoast History Maritime History Famous People Black History ... Industrial SEACOASTNH Who We Are Tell A Friend Advertise With Us Talk With Us ... Site Map Seacoast Notes E-mail Address: Free Delivery Touring Local Sites Newsletter Feedback ... Contact Era The Contact Era The Contact Era Written by The Editors WHITE MEN ARRIVING New Hampshire dates its first European settlement as 1623. But explorers visited at least two decades before. Fisherman from Europe apparently inhabited the Isles of Shoals as early as 1600. And suddenly the life of New Hampshire coastal Natives changed for all time. Visitors crossed up and down New Hampshire's tiny coastline for centuries, perhaps for millennia, before the first foreign settlers arrived, but who, where and when? Stone markings in Hampton might be ancient Viking runes carved before Columbus stumbled upon the New World. Soon after Columbus, traffic along our shores increased steadily. Years before the Mayflower arrived in nearby Massachusetts, there were as many as 200 ships making the transatlantic trek each year. They came from Spain, France, Portugal, Denmark and from England. They were, for the most part, fishermen drawn to the incredibly fertile waters here, or trappers and loggers in search of America's vast untapped resources. But they made no permanent settlements, or if they did, left little evidence of their passage. Like Native Americans, early Seacoast visitors had a gentler touch, taking only what met their needs or filled their ships, then moving on.

22. Untitled Document No likeness of david thompson exists. The famous geological explorer, His unceasing desire to interpret and understand the new world showed the http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/266-269.htm

David Thompson In Comparison, Lewis and Clark were Tourists He has been called the world’s greatest land geographer. Certainly no man of his time saw the rivers, lands, and peoples of the western reaches of North America with such clarity of vision. His precision maps remained the official maps of western Canada for a hundred years, and his perceptive writings have enabled subsequent generations to envision the first nation peoples of the early fur trade and to know the ways of a world long since vanished. Yet, less than a hundred years ago, his name was hardly known. Even today, there is no known portrait of David Thompson, and we remain unable to imagine a picture of him other than by dwelling on his known similarity to two other historical figures: John Bunyan and John Philpot Curran. No likeness of David Thompson exists. The famous geological explorer, Joseph Burr Tyrrell, while editing Thompson's diaries for the Champlain Society, received correspondence from one of Thompson's six daughters that claimed her father had an "excellent likeness" to John Bunyan. The famous 17th century English writer and preacher. J.J. Bigsby, a British Army surgeon and geologist, who sat next to Thompson at a North West Company banquet in Montreal, in 1820, reported in The Shoe and the Canoe, published in 1850, that the famous explorer "greatly resembled [John Philpot] Curran, the Irish orator." Based on these assertions, this computerized composite suggests a "new" representation of what David Thompson might have looked like while mapping and measuring Canada during the first half of the 19th century. [Computerized image rendered by Hart Broudy and Peter Reitsma via David Anderson]

23. Thompson, John Sparrow David --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia thompson, John Sparrow david (1844–94). In 1892 the outstanding jurist and also to many new world members of the Fringillidae. The house thompson http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9277335

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24. Explorers' Index - Pathfinders And Passageways Land Bridge to the new world / Prehistory thompson, david Vancouver, GeorgeVikings, see Norse Voznesenskii, IG Zagoskin, Lavrentii Alekseevich http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-200-e.html

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25. The Life Of David Thompson It was at Cumberland House that thompson s life would take a new path. Receiving the encouragement for exploration that he sought, thompson left Grand http://www.northwestjournal.ca/V1.htm

Art. I. The Life of David Thompson The travels and explorations of this intrepid explorer are recounted. David Thompson was born in London, England, on April 30, 1770. His parents were Welsh, and of little means. His father died when he was two, and at the tender age of seven, he was enrolled by his mother in the historic 'Grey Coat' charity school near Westminster Abbey. Having shown an aptitude for mathematics, his education was oriented towards preparing him for life as a midshipman in the Royal Navy. His studies included algebra, trigonometry, geography, and navigation using 'practical astronomy'. Over the years, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) made periodic requests to the school for students to be apprenticed to the North American fur trade. Many of these students would later receive training from Philip Turnor, the HBC's first chief surveyor. Among these pupils were Joseph Hansom, George Hudson, John Hodgson, and George Donald. As Thompson neared the end of his education, the Hudson's Bay Company asked for four more apprentices. Only two were eligible at that time ; one of them was the fourteen-year-old David Thompson. In May 1784, he set sail for Hudson's Bay aboard the Prince Rupert . He never saw his mother or England again. It is not known what duties he may have performed during the voyage, but he owned a Hadley's quadrant when he left England, presented to him when he finished school. The Hadley's quadrant was a double-mirrored navigational instrument which could measure angles up to ninety degrees. In 1785, he had to leave this quadrant behind at Churchill when he was transferred to York Factory, expecting it to be forwarded to him eventually. He apparently never used it again, since in 1790 it was requisitioned by Joseph Colen for use aboard the York Factory sloop. Thompson's early work in America did not include surveying. He later wrote '[in 1789] I regained my mathematical education...', suggesting he had become quite rusty (Glover, 55).

26. Joint Theological Library New Titles 1924, The Word in this world essays in new Testament exegesis and theology /2004. MW61.41 T468, thompson, david (david A.) Bora is like church http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/newtitles52004.htm

New Titles Added to the Collection in May 2004 To the Library home page Call No Author Title Mauriac, Francois, 1885-1970. God and Mammon ; and, What was lost / 2003. Eerdmans commentary on the Bible / 2003. Between text and artifact : integrating archaeology in biblical studies teaching / c2003. Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob, 1940- Just wives? : stories of power and survival in the Old Testament and today / 1st ed. c2003. DD B889 c.1 Brueggemann, Walter. An introduction to the Old Testament : the canon and Christian imagination / 2003. Longacre, Robert E. Joseph : a story of divine providence : a text theoretical and textlinguistic analysis of Genesis 37 and 39-48 / 2nd ed. 2003. Moller, Karl, 1966- A prophet in debate : the rhetoric of persuasion in the book of Amos / c2003. Minear, Paul Sevier, 1906- The Bible and the historian : breaking the silence about God in biblical studies / c2002. Mowinckel, Sigmund, 1884-1965. The Spirit and the Word : prophecy and tradition in ancient Israel / c2002.

27. World Economic Growth, Systemic Leadership, And Southern Debt Crises -- Reuveny ‘The Stratification of the worldEconomy An exploration of the SemiperiphalZone’ , Review 10(1) new York Praeger (127–155). Kowalewski, david, 1989. http://jpr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/41/1/5

JOURNAL HOME HELP CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTIONS ... TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH: [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year: Vol: Page: Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 41, No. 1, 5-24 (2004) DOI: 10.1177/0022343304040047 This Article Abstract Full Text (PDF) References ... Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager World Economic Growth, Systemic Leadership, and Southern Debt Crises Rafael Reuveny School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University William R. Thompson Department of Political Science, Indiana University Conventionally, Southern debt crises are thought to be isolated policy problems that take place from time to time. This article extends the leadership-long cycle approach to international political economy to explain the recurrence of Southern debt crises. The focus is on global debt crises that affect many Southern countries at the same time, as opposed to localized crises that affect a single country or few countries.

28. American Journeys Find A Document 1583, Brief and True Account of the exploration of new Mexico, AJ006 1784,thompson, david, 1770-1857, david thompson s Narrative of His explorations http://www.americanjourneys.org/texts.asp

Home Find a Document Images Advanced Search Highlights Teachers ... American Journeys Home Find a Document Click any underlined column heading to sort the list; click the "AJ-" number to go to a document's homepage. Find works about specific explorers, expeditions, or geographic areas by using the boxes below. Learn why these particular works were chosen by clicking "About." Select a Field Expedition or Settlement Geographic Region U.S. State or Canadian Province Show All Documents Results: 181 results Date Author Title AJ # The Saga of Eric the Red AJ-056 The Vinland History of the Flat Island Book AJ-057 Adam of Bremen From Adam of Bremen's Descriptio Insularum Aquilonis AJ-058 From the Icelandic Annals AJ-059 Papal Letters Concerning the Bishophric of Gardar in Greenland during the Fifteenth Century AJ-060 Articles of Agreement Between the Lords the Catholic Sovereigns and Cristóbal Colon AJ-061 Columbus, Christopher Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus AJ-062 Columbus, Christopher

29. Plep Archive a kit for building a 17thcentury European colony in the new world There are over 400 images of books written by Jim thompson, david Goodis, http://www.nutcote.demon.co.uk/nl03mar2831.html

plep plep Archive 31st March ActionAid: Iraq crisis. The Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated. Tarzan of the Apes in hypertext. The Timeless Theatre. Education of Jain Nuns. A Jain Sage in Meditation. Temples and Erotic Sculptures , India. More More More More ... Buddha Statue , Borobodur, Indonesia. Getting Beyond Good vs Evil: A Buddhist Reflection on the New Holy War. 'If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere, insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? ' - Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago. Via Kyoto Journal: Perspectives on Asia. A Night Out in New Orleans. Listen to the music of New Orleans, wherever you are. Hi-Fido. 'Hi-Fido, a multi-media project, offers sheet music and recordings that date from jazz's beginnings in the early 1910s through Chicago Jazz's heyday in the 1920s up to the Great Depression ... ' Fly-Whisk Handle , probably from Ndengese region, Democratic Republic of Congo.

30. Kootenay River Runners | Friends | Whitewater River Rafting 1608 Samuel de Champlain arrives in the “new world” at present-day Quebec 1787 - david thompson, explorer for Hudson’s Bay Company, winters with http://www.raftingtherockies.com/chronology.htm

Kicking Horse The Kootenay Voyageur Canoe The Toby ... Location Rafting Galleries Our Staff Contact Us Booking FAQ's History Links The Kootenay-Columbia Region in History By Troy Patenaude Prerecorded - For millenia the Ktunaxa (Kootenay) native tribes call the Kootenay-Columbia region of southeastern British Columbia home after being gifted the land near Columbia Lake, in around 12000 BC, by the Creator - Horses started arriving to the Kootenay tribes through trade with and escape from tribes to the south, making hunting, warfare, and transportation easier - Henry Hudson explores Hudson Bay in Northern Canada - Anthony Henday travels west from Hudson Bay onto Canadian plains, meets natives on horseback, and sees the Rocky Mountains - Captain James Cook is killed by Hawaiian natives before he could complete his search for the Northwest Passage - North West Fur Company established in Montreal - David Thompson learns surveying near Hudson Bay from Philip Turnor

31. Canada In The Making - Glossary In 1603, he was given a fur trading monopoly in the new world from France andwas obliged to thompson, david (1770 1857) English explorer, fur trader, http://www.canadiana.org/citm/reference/biographies_e.html

PDF Version Word Version Rich Text Format Text Format ... Z A Abbott, John (1821 - 1893) Canadian academic, lawyer and politician; prime minister from 1891 to 1892. An energetic man, he was appointed to the Senate in 1887, serving in Cabinet , and also briefly acted as Mayor of Montreal from 1887 to 1888. In his brief term as prime minister, he pushed for public service and Criminal Code reforms, as well as a reciprocity treaty with the U.S. He resigned in 1892 due to ill heath and died in Montreal the following year. Visit the National Library of Canada site for more information. Aberdeen and Temair, Sir John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, seventh Earl of (1847-1934) Governor general of Canada 1893 to 1898. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He and his wife, Lady Aberdeen, were known for their social justice crusades during their time in Canada and for his favouritism of British and Canadian Liberals Visit the Governor General's site for a complete biography. Allan, Sir Hugh (1810-1882) Shipping magnate, railway promoter and financier. Born in Scotland, he immigrated to Montreal in 1826. He rose quickly and within 10 years was a partner in a merchandising firm. From there, he built the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company and expanded into railway building. In 1872, he was accused of buying a government contract to build a railway to the Pacific after it came to light that he had contributed $350,000 to the campaign of the

32. David Thompson Receives Viola R. MacMillan Developer's Award This year, the PDAC has chosen david thompson to receive the Viola MacMillan award . throughout the world and has exploration offices in nine countries. http://www.teckcominco.com/news/misc/dt-vrm-040122.htm

Contact Us Site Map Careers Navbar: Home Our Company News Releases Investors ... Exploration Industry Awards - D.A. Thompson David Thompson Receives Viola R. MacMillan Developer's Award This year, the PDAC has chosen David Thompson to receive the Viola MacMillan award. David is a giant in Canada 's mineral industry. 25 years ago he became chief financial officer of Teck Corporation. During that quarter century, he played a dominant role in Teck's spectacular growth and development, efficiently and prudently managing the company's financial affairs. Nine years ago, David became CEO of Teck's affiliate, Cominco Ltd. And again demonstrated his business acumen by transforming the company into a successful world leader in zinc. Today, David is deputy chairman and CEO of Teck Cominco Limited, a major Canadian mining company with an international reach. The company holds interests in thirteen producing mines in Canada , the U.S. and Peru with a new underground gold mine on the horizon. The company is also actively involved in exploring for mineral deposits throughout the world and has exploration offices in nine countries. Mr. Thompson is known throughout the industry for his integrity and ability, and has been described as having "the sharpest pencil in the business." According to one supporter, David "has likely contributed as much by the transactions he didn't do as those transactions he did." This ability has served the shareholders of Teck and Cominco well.

33. World Future Society--FUTURING: The Exploration Of The Future Gelernter, david, 1939 The Lost world of the Fair. new York Free Press, 1995 . Nobel Prize winning British physicist Sir George Thomson published this http://www.wfs.org/futuringbib.htm

Order Now The World Future Society announces the publication of Futuring: The Exploration of the Future by Edward Cornish Author Bio Bibliography Contents Feedback ... WFS Home Page Bibliography Future Survey, a monthly newsletter describing and commenting on the latest books and articles dealing with the future and major public-policy issues. Future Survey is the best available guide to current literature dealing with the future and is available by subscription. Anderson, Walter Truett. All Connected Now: Life in the First Global Civilization. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2001. The author argues that globalization is nothing new. "It is as old as the first migrations out of Africa." He sees it as both desirable and inevitable, a final product of human evolution. Anderson, Walter Truett . The Future of the Self: Inventing a Post-Modern Person. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1997. This is an example of the numerous thoughtful books in which Anderson probes the social and psychological issues of modern life. The Future of the Self To Govern Evolution and Ashley, William C., and James L. Morrison.

34. The COLUMBIA RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers" safer route to the Pacific Ocean via the new world. david thompson a14-year-old school boy in London, England when he signed on, in 1784, http://www.greatcanadianrivers.com/rivers/columbia/history-home.html

Inside CANOE.CA SLAM! Sports Jam! Showbiz CANOE Travel CNEWS CANOE Money C-Health LIFEWISE AUTONET flirt.canoe.ca Newsstand AllPop Search eBay.ca Find Old Friends Free E-Mail shop.canoe.ca CareerConnection Classified Extra Obituaries Today Restaurants Hotels Weather Horoscopes Lotteries Crossword Scoreboard News Ticker Sports Ticker TV Listings Movie Listings CLIVE Concerts Mutual Funds Stocks Feedback Index Great Canadian RIVERS History Ecosystem ... Economy ColumbiaRiver History Gold in the Columbia First Nations in the Columbia River Valley Kinbasket Lake Exploring the Western Wilderness Historic People, Places Robert Gray - an experienced skipper known to have traded fur from the Chinook Nation to China, explored the Columbia River at its Pacific Ocean mouth in 1792, naming it after his ship, the Columbia Rediviva, and establishing the United States' claim to the region that would later be called the Oregon Territory. In 1805, American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reached the Columbia River by overland trekking; they found the British North West Company explorer David Thompson settled there.

35. 18th World Petroleum Congress Oil and Gas exploration and Development in Tarim Basin and the Resource of new LNG Receiving Terminal Concepts Authors david Coyle, and Charles Durr, http://www.18wpc.com/about_block3.html

18th World Petroleum Congress 25 - 29 September 2005 Johannesburg, South Africa Home About The Congress Exhibitions Plan Your Trip ... Contact Organisers Host Sponsors more... Sponsors more... Media Partners more... Block 1: Upstream Block 2: Petrochemicals Block 3: Renewables Block 4: Managing the Industry PLENARY SESSIONS ROUND TABLES RFP7 Natural Gas Supply and Demand: Getting the Balance Right This paper will present the findings of the natural gas industry on the current status and trends in world natural gas supply and demand, highlighting the main constraints and challenges it faces to match the balance in terms of technology, investments, transport options and regulation. Authors: Ms. Melanie Kenderdine , Vice President, Gas Technology Institute, USA Philippe Sauquet Chair: Prof. Zhao Wenzhi, Vice President, RIPED, PetroChina, China Author: J Michael Gatens , Chairman and CEO, MGV Energy Inc., Canada/USA Chair: Chris Hopkins , Manager, Technology Center, Schlumberger Technology, USA RFP9 Gas-To-Liquids: a Proven Route for Monetising Gas?

36. Encyclopedia: June 7 Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the new world between the two countries . There are several men named david thompson david thompson A Canadian http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/June-7

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37. Canoe Saskatchewan History canoe which provided the interface for blending the old and the new world; In fact, men as young as age 14, like david thompson, who were being http://canoesaskatchewan.rkc.ca/history.htm

You have entered the Canoe Saskatchewan suite History of Saskatchewan Waterways Introduction Presenting New Opportunities Economic, Political, and Social Effects Different Strokes for Different Folks ... Saskatchewan River History Introduction Contrary to common present expectations, land-locked Saskatchewan with its North and South Saskatchewan Rivers was once the super-highway of canoe transportation during the time of the fur trade. That's right! The fur trade! It was furs which brought exploration and commerce to Saskatchewan; furs and not farming. During the time of the fur trade (~1650's to 1850) water transportation was the primary form of travel and communication, and it was the canoe which provided the interface for blending the "old" and the "new" world; the established colonial settlement with the unknown wilderness. How did this happen and what role did Saskatchewan waterways have in western Canadian development? Any history is filled with strokes of genius, remarkable achievements, feats of courage, persistence and heroism; but as expected history is also full of surprise, risk, buffoonery and blunder. Canoeing history of Saskatchewan has not been short-changed in any of these respects. Obviously, the lay of the land - or in more scientific terms, the geographical features of this central region of the continent - played a crucial role in how exploration and transportation of goods took place. Although numerous native groups had hunted, trapped and travelled the continental waterways for thousands of years, it was the coming of foreigners initially by means of canoes which began a process which eventually altered life for everyone in the region.

38. Henry Jenkins This approach was developed by david Bordwell and Kristen thompson as they Nintendo and new world Narrative, which first appeared in Steve Jones http://web.mit.edu/21fms/www/faculty/henry3/compare.html

COMPARATIVE MEDIA STUDIES Comparative Media Studies represents a new paradigm in media scholarship, one which merges together the best conceptual models from a range of different disciplines to address issues of media content, context, and change. It is comparative in multiple senses comparative across media, across historical periods, across national borders, and across disciplinary perspectives. HISTORICAL POETICS Much of my early work dealt with points of intersection between different media, though I did not yet have a fully developed understanding of what comparative media studies might look like. For example, my book, What Made Pistachio Nuts?: Early Sound Comedy and the Vaudeville Aesthetic dealt with the development of a new aesthetics of popular performance in vaudeville which had an enormous impact on film comedy as Broadway performers were recruited by Hollywood in order help make the transition from silent to sound cinema. In this book, I explore what aspects of the vaudeville style could work in the context of classical Hollywood narrative and which were rejected and reworked as cinema restabilized its own norms after the end of that transitional period. In a later essay

39. Dave' Bruner's Paper by david Bruner. See Maria Franklin s page on this web for her comments on this thompson notes that Nowhere is KongoAngola influence on the new world http://www.webarchaeology.com/html/BrunrSHA.htm

ABOUT THIS PROJECT (Home) CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE PAST Many pasts? The words we use DIFFERENT "VOICES" Archaeology History Ethnography Community ... YOU! (Archaeology and the Internet) see also: FEEDBACK FORM QUESTIONNAIRE (Adults) QUESTIONNAIRE (Kids) PROJECT PARTICIPANTS (Descendants, archaeologists and others) PEOPLE FROM THE PAST (names, genealogies, etc.) The LJP Historical Society (about community collaboration) KIDS! OTHER USEFUL STUFF PHOTO GALLERY MAPS Bibliography Definitions ... Links to other sites Search (names, places, etc.) Table of Contents (lists all site links) Levi Jordan Plantation Hidden Power: Burial Practices from an African-American Slave and Tenant Community by David Bruner See Maria Franklin 's page on this web for her comments on this paper and the others delivered in this session. Lizzie Johnson's Gravestone at the Juden Cemetery Included here with permission of Cassie Johnson Questions or Comments? Please let us know! Introduction The archaeological excavations of slave and tenant farmer living quarters at the Levi Jordan Plantation have provided insights into the dynamics of a community of African-Americans founded in 1848. The study of this community has, in turn, opened up paths of research which can reveal aspects of African-American cultural heritage. One such aspect which has been researched from the Jordan Plantation is evidence that certain members of the slave and tenant farmer community performed specialized task roles, that were not directed or condoned by the plantation owners. Evidence has been found for such roles as a

40. Explorers, Daredevils, And Record Setters: An Overview Chicago world Book Inc., 2000. Borderman, Don. The Great Air Races. new York Mountfield, david. A History of Polar exploration. new York The Dial http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/

Explorers, Daredevils, and Record Setters - An Overview Throughout human history, many people have challenged themselves and each other to see who could be the "best." Aviators are no exception. From the dawn of flight up to the present day, pilots have been a particularly competitive group as they vied to see who could fly the fastest, the highest, and the farthest. Many of them have also battled to see who could achieve an aviation "first." To non-pilots, some aviators' actions in pursuit of these goals may have seemed foolhardy, careless, or even crazy and needlessly reckless. But in reality, these aviators were actually pushing themselves in a courageous and determined manner to move beyond their supposed mental and physical limitations to conquer their many challenges. Whether pursuing a flight record, performing aerial tricks in front of crowds, or exploring new areas of the globe, they shared some of the same fearless qualities. In all, the aerial explorers, daredevils, and record setters of the 20th century have been a very intrepid and driven group of individuals, determined to bring out not only the best in themselves, but also in each other. In July 1909, Louis Bleriot, a French aircraft designer and self-trained pilot, became one of the first record setters in aviation history. On July 25, Bleriot, piloting a monoplane, braved strong winds and rain to become the first person to fly across the English Channel. Bleriot's 37-minute journey between France and England was the first major flight over a large body of water. It also inspired several adventurous individuals to become aviators, as well as helping to spark the public's interest in flight. When the first organized international air meet took place in Bleriot's native land only a month after his trip, somewhere between 300,000 to 500,000 spectators flocked to the event.

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