Francis Parkman
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1190L
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The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as...
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Pub. Date
1915
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Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover!
Historian, critic, and horticulturist Francis Parkman was renowned for his analytical acuity and narrative skill. In A Half Century of Conflict, Parkman dissects and explains the tumult that surrounded the birth of the United States. This book is regarded as one of the highest literary achievements in nineteenth-century historical writing.
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Francis Parkman's work volume 5
Francis Parkman's works volume 3
France and England in North America volume pt. 3
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Francis Parkman's works volume 3
France and England in North America volume pt. 3
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First published in 1869, this book recounts the vivid, richly detailed story of the final expedition of legendary explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687), as told by America's foremost historian.
"On April 9, 1682, Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle, paddled into the Gulf of Mexico. He and a small band of men in three canoes had become the first to navigate the entire length of the Mississippi River--"the object of his day-dreams, the destined...
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Library of America volume 53
Pub. Date
[1991]
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Contains "The Oregon Trail," a collection of essays that first appeared in the "Knickerbocker Magazine," discussing Parkman's trip to Oregon in 1846, and "The Conspiracy of Pontiac," relating Ottawa leader Pontiac's attacks on British forts and settlements in the 1760s.