"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Francis Parkman" by Francis Parkman is an assortment of historical writings, probably created near the end of the 1800s, that acts as a guide to Parkman's books. The books mainly discuss North American history, especially the relationship between French and English colonies and Indigenous people during the 1600s and 1700s. The index highlights major books like "The Conspiracy of Pontiac," which tells about the war led by Indigenous people after the British took over Canada, and "France and England in North America," a series that studies the past and connections between France and England as they tried to build colonies. Parkman's stories shed light on themes of taking over land, cultures meeting, and the hard relationships between settlers and Native Americans. The writings give a thorough and descriptive explanation of an important time in American history while vividly expressing the hardships, achievements, and sad stories of those who lived in that time.

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Francis Parkman
By Francis Parkman
Witness the collision of empires and cultures in a historical account of conquest, struggle, and the forging of a new nation.
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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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