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By D'Arcy Jenish This really is a perfect function for the airport bookstore - a snappily written, fast-paced bit of historical fiction that will create a satisfying study for japan visitor, the National company traveler or, dare I say it, the politician who is actually "just visiting" and must bone on his Canadian background. It's a book occur the Northwest and on the basis of the existence of Michael Mountain Mount, a higher-school teacher created to some Blackfoot mom and a British immigrant dad, and the great-great-grandson of the famous fur trader, explorer and mapmaker David Thompson. Mountain Mount is just a kind of Canadian Everyman that has background moving through his veins, and Gillmor sinks these veins to illustrate the grandeur and size of Canada's past. He supplements the story of Hill Horseis existence with users and drawings of a remarkable variety of historical figures, including Thompson, Sir John A.