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Francis Parkman

A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II Francis Parkman A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II CHAPTER XV 1697-1741FRANCE IN THE FAR WEST FRENCH EXPLORERS.—LE SUEUR ON THE ST. PETER'S.—CANADIANS ON THE MISSOURI.—JUCHEREAU DE SAINT-DENIS.—BÉNARD DE LA HARPE ON RED RIVER.—ADVENTURES OF DU TISNÉ.—BOU...

France and England in N America, Part V: Count Frontenac, New France, Louis XIVFrancis Parkman France and England in N America, Part V: Count Frontenac, New France, Louis XIV PREFACE The events recounted in this book group themselves in the main about a single figure, that of Count Frontenac, the...

France and England in N. America, Part III: The Discovery of the Great WestTO THE CLASS OF 1844, HARVARD COLLEGE, THIS BOOK IS CORDIALLY DEDICATED BY ONE OF THEIR NUMBERPREFACE INTRODUCTION THE DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT WESTCHAPTER I. 1643-1669. CAVELIER DE LA SALLE CHAPTER II. 1669-1671. LA SALLE A...

France and England in N America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Century of ConflictFrancis Parkman France and England in N America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Century of Conflict PREFACE This book, forming Part VI. of the series called France and England in North America, fills the gap between Part V., "Co...

France and England in North America, Part VI : Montcalm and WolfeFrancis Parkman France and England in North America, Part VI : Montcalm and Wolfe PREFACE The names on the titlepage stand as representative of the two nations whose final contest for the control of North America is the subject of t...

The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain LifeFrancis Parkman The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life CHAPTER I THE FRONTIERLast spring, 1846, was a busy season in the City of St. Louis. Not only were emigrants from every part of the country preparing for the ...

France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France in the New WorldFrancis Parkman France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France in the New World INTRODUCTION The springs of American civilization, unlike those of the elder world, lie revealed in the clear light of H...