The Oregon Trail
Published on 16. December 1982
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-14-039042-1 (ISBN)
Description
On April 28, 1846, Francis Parkman left Saint Louis on his first expedition west. The Oregon Trail documents his adventures in the wilderness, sheds light on America's westward expansion, and celebrates the American spirit.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
489 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-039042-1 (9780140390421)
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Francis Parkman was born in Boston in 1823 and is best known for his masterly seven-volume history, France and England in North America, and for the annual prize awarded by the Society of American Historians in his honor. He died in 1893.
David Levin was the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. His books on American historical writing included History as Romatic Art: Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman; In Defense of Historical Literature; and Cotton Mather: The Young Life of the Lord's Remembrancer, 1663-1703. He was the editor of Francis Parkman's masterpiece, France and England in North America.
David Levin was the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. His books on American historical writing included History as Romatic Art: Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman; In Defense of Historical Literature; and Cotton Mather: The Young Life of the Lord's Remembrancer, 1663-1703. He was the editor of Francis Parkman's masterpiece, France and England in North America.