France and England in North America: The discovery of the Great West. 1879
Author : Francis Parkman
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Page : 528 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Canada
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Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Canada
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Author : Francis Parkman
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Page : 452 pages
File Size : 35,13 MB
Release : 1870
Category : Canada
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Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 1530 pages
File Size : 45,7 MB
Release : 1983-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780940450103
This Library of America volume, along with its companion, presents, for the first time in compact form, all seven titles of Francis Parkman’s monumental account of France and England’s imperial struggle for dominance on the North American continent. Deservedly compared as a literary achievement to Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Parkman’s accomplishment is hardly less awesome than the explorations and adventures he so vividly describes. Pioneers of France in the New World (1865) begins with the early and tragic settlement of the French Huguenots in Florida, then shifts to the northern reaches of the continent and follows the expeditions of Samuel de Champlain up the St. Lawrence River and into the Great Lakes as he mapped the wilderness, organized the fur trade, promoted Christianity among the natives, and waged a savage forest campaign against the Iroquois. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century (1867) traces the zealous efforts of the Jesuits and other Roman Catholic orders to convert the Native American tribes of North America. La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West (1869) records that explorer’s voyages on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and his treks, often alone, across the vast western prairies and through the labyrinthine swamps of Louisiana. The Old Régime in Canada (1874) recounts the political struggles among the religious sects, colonial officials, feudal chiefs, royal ministers, and military commanders of Canada. Their bitter fights over the monopoly of the fur trade, the sale of brandy to the natives, the importation of wives from the orphanages and poorhouses of France, and the bizarre fanaticism of religious extremists and their “incessant supernaturalism” animate this pioneering social history of early Canada. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Author : Francis Parkman
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Page : 466 pages
File Size : 23,61 MB
Release : 1870
Category : Canada
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Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher : Boston : Little, Brown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 22,41 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Great Lakes Region (North America)
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Concerns Robert La Salle's explorations in North America.
Author : Francis Parkman
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,30 MB
Release : 1888
Category :
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Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher :
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Canada
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Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,83 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781022522664
Francis Parkman's classic work on the exploration and colonization of North America casts light on the French and English struggle for dominance in the New World. The book recounts the adventures of French explorer La Salle and his pursuit of the elusive Northwest Passage. Parkman's vivid descriptions of the landscape and people of North America make this book a timeless masterpiece. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher :
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 36,69 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Canada
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Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher :
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 1877
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