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The journals of Francis Parkman /

Parkman is an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. He was also a leading horticulturist, bri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 (Author)
Other Authors: Wade, Mason, 1913-1986 (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1947.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Parkman, Francis, > 1823-1893.
Historians > United States > Biography.
Historiens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Parkman, Francis, > 1823-1893
Historians
United States
Americana
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Travel literature.
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Summary:Parkman is an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and the first leader of the Arnold Arboretum, and author of several books.
Physical Description:2 volumes (xxv, 718 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.