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1. A life of Francis Parkman (Parkman,
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2. The Oregon Trail: sketches of
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3. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume
 
4. The Oregon Trail: Sketches of
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5. France and England in North America;
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6. Count Frontenac and New France
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7. The Jesuits in North America in
 
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8. The Oregon Trail / by Francis
 
9. A half-century of conflict (Parkman,
 
10. Pioneers of France in the new
 
11. The Jesuits in North America in
 
12. A Massachusetts Historical Society
 
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13. Francis Parkman
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14. Francis Parkman, Historian as
 
15. Francis Parkman: Heroic Historian
 
16. Parkman's History: The Historian
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17. The Oregon Trail (Dover Value

1. A life of Francis Parkman (Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893.Works.Champlain ed)
by Charles Haight Farnham
 Unknown Binding: 394 Pages (1901)

Asin: B00086E0NY
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Biography of the noted historian and horticulturist by an eminent contemporary, together with a bibliography of Parkman's books and periodical articles. ILLUS.

THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY:Books for College Libraries; Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College. ... Read more


2. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life
by Francis, 1823-1893 Parkman
Kindle Edition: Pages (1997-08-01)
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more


3. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume 02
by Francis, 1823-1893 Parkman
Kindle Edition: Pages (2004-12-01)
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more


4. The Oregon Trail: Sketches of prairie and Rocky Mountain life (The Collector's library of the world's best-loved books)
by Francis 1823-1893 Parkman
 Unknown Binding: 341 Pages (1981)

Asin: B0006E62CA
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5. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical NarrativesPart 3
by Francis, 1823-1893 Parkman
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more


6. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
by Francis, 1823-1893 Parkman
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A sort of chronic warfare of aggression and reprisal, closely akin to piracy, was carried on at intervals in Acadian waters by French private armed vessels on one hand, and New England private armed vessels on the other. Genuine pirates also frequently appeared. They were of various nationality, though usually buccaneers from the West Indies. They preyed on New England trading and fishing craft, and sometimes attacked French settlements. One of their most notorious exploits was the capture of two French vessels and a French fort at Chedabucto by a pirate, manned in part, it is said, from Massachusetts. ... Read more


7. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century
by Francis, 1823-1893 Parkman
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Eight Algonquins, in one of those fits of desperate valor which sometimes occur in Indians, entered at midnight a camp where thirty or forty Iroquois warriors were buried in sleep, and with quick, sharp blows of their tomahawks began to brain them as they lay. They killed ten of them on the spot, and wounded many more. The rest, panic-stricken and bewildered by the surprise and the thick darkness, fled into the forest, leaving all they had in the hands of the victors, including a number of Algonquin captives, of whom one had been unwittingly killed by his countrymen in the confusion. ... Read more


8. The Oregon Trail / by Francis Parkman ; edited from his notebooks by Mason Wade and illustrated by Maynard Dixon
by Francis (1823-1893) Parkman
 Hardcover: Pages (1971)
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9. A half-century of conflict (Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893) France and England in North America)
by Francis Parkman
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1906)

Asin: B00086U9J8
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10. Pioneers of France in the new world (Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. France and England in North America)
by Francis Parkman
 Unknown Binding: 420 Pages (1866)

Asin: B00088S0IS
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The monk, the inquisitor, and the Jesuit were lords of Spain,-- sovereigns of her sovereign, for they had formed the dark and narrow mind of that tyrannical recluse. They had formed the minds of her people, quenched in blood every spark of rising heresy, and given over a noble nation to a bigotry blind and inexorable as the doom of fate. Linked with pride, ambition, avarice, every passion of a rich, strong nature. ... Read more


11. The Jesuits in North America in the seventeenth century: France and England in North America. Part second (Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. The works of Francis Parkman)
by Francis Parkman
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1915)

Asin: B00089ELOY
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12. A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book
by Samuel Eliot Morison
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1973)

Asin: B0006W0ZWA
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13. Francis Parkman
by Howard Doughty
 Paperback: 420 Pages (1983-03)
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Asin: 0674317750
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Parkman the Historian
This book is primarily a recounting of Parkman's life, but even more it's a commentary on the great histories he wrote. Parkman's life is somewhat familiar: the priveledged family, the early treks to the Mogalloway River in Maine, the Oregon Trail saga, the debilitating illness, even the champion horticulturist - Doughty deals with these biographical pieces well. But he is more interested in analyzing Parkman's books, especially his views as a historian of the epic battle of the wilderness between France and England. Parkman was one of our greatest historical writers, and Doughty makes us appreciate that in this book. ... Read more


14. Francis Parkman, Historian as Hero: The Formative Years (American Studies Series)
by Wilbur R. Jacobs
Hardcover: 255 Pages (1991)
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Asin: 0292724675
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A historian who lived the kind of history he wrote, Francis Parkman is a major--and controversial--figure in American historiography. His narrative style, while popular with readers wanting a "good story," has raised many questions with professional historians. Was Parkman writing history or historical fiction? Did he color historical figures with his own heroic self-image? Was his objectivity compromised by his "unbending, conservative, Brahmin" values? These are some of the many issues that Wilbur Jacobs treats in this thought-provoking study. ... Read more


15. Francis Parkman: Heroic Historian
by Mason Wade
 Hardcover: 466 Pages (1972-06)
list price: US$37.50
Isbn: 0208012133
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16. Parkman's History: The Historian As Literary Artist
by Otis A. Pease
 Textbook Binding: Pages (1968-08)
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Isbn: 0208000569
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17. The Oregon Trail (Dover Value Editions)
by Francis Parkman
Paperback: 400 Pages (2002-11-15)
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Asin: 0486424804
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature.

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The West as it was when The White Man first saw it; a vivid, personal account ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Just what I expected
I ordered this book based on the film, " The Oregan Trail," which I enjoyed watching. The book is a good follow-up to the movie, making much of the content even more real for me.

4-0 out of 5 stars The Wild West
Parkman's travelogue on the Great Plains is a major work of life among the Native Americans.His descriptions are honest and capture a society that was fading even while he was writing.The book had a major impact on the way that non-westerners saw the Great Plains.This was both good and bad.Parkman wrote through the lens of a Boston aristocrat and was full of prejudices against those who did not meet his standards.This was dangerous in that many who read about the "backwardness" of the Native Americans used this as justification for "civilizing" them.Although this was probably not Parkman's intention, it was a consequence of his writing.In addition, he promoted the hunting of buffalo for sport, which led to the decimation of the buffalo heards on the Plains.

Another major issue with this book is that, in spite of its title, it is not about the Oregon Trail.Parkman went no further than the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and he did all in his power to dissociate himself from the pioneers moving along the Oregon Trail.If you are looking for a history of the trail, this book will not satisfy your needs.

However, in spite of the misleading title and the prejudices that surface throughout the book, it is still a fine piece of writing that opens up a world that has been lost to today's readers.Read it and enjoy your travels into another time and place.

5-0 out of 5 stars Parkman the master of Historians
In a day when "historians" make comment on the long dead or events from the confines of their apartments, Francis Parkman is the person who actually experienced the history he wrote about. There is no political correctness in Parkman and he describes savages, French, frontiersmen and Mormons exactly as they were without apology.
This work is a masterpiece everyone should read and be a guidebook to modern historians who spend more time working a political end and getting in the way of history rather than letting history tell it's truthful tale.
Parkman is not just the historian or recorder of events. He is the bard of Sioux myth, the geologist, biologist and countless other things describing flora, fauna and weather. He is complete in having that air of Boston social elite in beginning his journey and returning from the plains an American having tasted, smelled and breathed the savage world and revealed the eastern thoughts on how that world would evolve for the next 60 years.
Parkman is remarkable and the best compliment for this book is to recommend that readers search for other Parkman histories to read as they are real.
I am currently in his wonderful Montecalm and Wolfe series on the history of Canada which actually created America. If you have children, share Parkman's history with them as he will make it come alive for them.
As you can see by all of the lengthy reviews, Francis Parkman invokes a great deal of thought and emotion in his histories which transfers to the reader.

4-0 out of 5 stars Generally exciting account of the Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman is an account which further enforces the history of the Oregon Trail we had learned about in [U.S. History] class. The book portrays what it must have been like to travel on the Trail, never knowing what the next day would bring. The buffalo hunting which took place throughout the book became monotonous and boring after the first exciting few, but other than that repetitiveness, the journey was well depicted. I especially enjoyed Parkman's in-depth descriptions given to the reader of the people he meets on his journey and his observations on their actions as well. His vivid imagery of scenes from nature such as animals, prairie landscapes, and the weather, place the reader right next to Parkman in his adventuresome expedition. There are some dull, repetitive points in the observations made by the author, but aside from that his autobiographical telling of his journey is unforgettable.

5-0 out of 5 stars A Classic for a Reason
The Oregon Trail still stands as a classic of American literature and of a rapidly vanishing past.Written as an account of a summer he spent traveling the Oregon Trail, Parkman captures the details of communal Native American life with no sentimentality, just hard reality.Even though written in 1846, Parkman is amazingly precise in his estimation of the vanishing frontier and Native American way of life.At times, he is rather callous toward the Native Americans, but this also reflects his times and environment.Highly recommended. ... Read more


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