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Francis Parkman, Jr.
Books by Francis Parkman, Jr.
Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century
Francis Parkman's classic work of American history recounts the story of the Jesuit missionaries in North America during the 17th century. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Parkman provides a vivid and detailed account of the Jesuits' efforts t...
Montcalm and Wolfe
Francis Parkman (1823-1893) has been hailed as one of America's great nineteenth century historians, along with William Prescott, John Lothrop Motley, George Bancroft, and Henry Adams. He is a master of narrative history and is most known for his "Th...
Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada
"The Conspiracy of Pontiac" was Parkman's first history book and first published in 1851. It covers the Indian wars of 1763 to 1769. Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, put together a coalition of Indian tribes from around the Great Lakes region and the Illino...
Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
Part five of Francis Parkman's multi-volume series France and England in North America is but one of the masterful narratives that have earned him the reputation as one of the most notable American historians. Preface excerpt: The events recounted in...
La Salle, Discovery of The Great West
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) in his book O Can...