** "France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West" by Francis Parkman is a historical story that explores the struggles and triumphs surrounding the push of 17th-century French explorers into North America’s vast unknown. The story follows Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, from his beginnings in France and his journey to Canada, detailing La Salle's early interactions with the Jesuits and his burning desire to discover a westward route to India, setting the stage for his exploration into uncharted lands. Parkman brings to life La Salle’s interactions with different Native American tribes and the wild challenges he faced while trying to survive, highlighting his strong will to explore the continent's mysteries and marking a key moment in North American history. **
France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West
By Francis Parkman
** Witness the gripping saga of a 17th-century French explorer’s relentless pursuit to chart the Great West, battling wilderness and forging paths through unknown territories.
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About the AuthorFrancis Parkman Jr. was 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 author of several books on the topic. Parkman wrote essays opposed to legal voting for women that continued to circulate long after his death. Parkman was a trustee of the Boston Athenæum from 1858 until his death in 1893.
Francis Parkman Jr. was 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 author of several books on the topic. Parkman wrote essays opposed to legal voting for women that continued to circulate long after his death. Parkman was a trustee of the Boston Athenæum from 1858 until his death in 1893.
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