The Oregon Trail [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Parkman, Francis

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ISBN 10: 0140390421 ISBN 13: 9780140390421

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 1982

Riassunto

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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Informazioni sull?autore

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1982
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0140390421
• ISBN 13: 9780140390421
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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