The Oregon Trail (American Library) [Paperback] Parkman, Francis and Levin, David

Author: Parkman, Francis

Brand: Penguin

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Features:

• Francis Parkman
• memoir
• travel

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 464

Release Date: 16-12-1982

Details: Product 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.
About the Author
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.

EAN: 9780140390421

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English