About the Author

JACK NISBETis a historian, teacher, and author focusing on the intersection of human history and natural history in the Pacific Northwest. His books includeSources of the River(recipient of the Washington Governor's Award and winner of the Murray Morgan Prize from the Washington State Historical Society),The Mapmaker's Eye(named one of The Best Nonfiction Books of the Year byThe Seattle Times),The Collector(a Pacific Northwest Book Award winner),The Dreamer and The Doctor,andVisible Bones. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Reviews

"Jack Nisbet tells Thompson’s story superbly . . . Sources of the River goes immediately onto my short shelf of best books about the Pacific Northwest." –Murray Morgan