Francis Parkman : France and England in North America : Vol.

Francis Parkman : France and England in North America : Vol. 1: Pioneers of France in the New World, The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century, La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West, The Old Regime in Canada (Library of America)
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This Library of America volume, along with itsÂ companion, presents, for the first time in compact form, all seven titles of Francis Parkmanâ€™s monumental account of France and Englandâ€™s imperial struggle for dominance on the North American continent. Deservedly compared as a literary achievement to Gibbonâ€™sÂ The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Parkmanâ€™s accomplishment is hardly less awesome than the explorations and adventures he so vividly describes.

Pioneers of France in the New WorldÂ (1865) begins with the early and tragic settlement of the French Huguenots in Florida, then shifts to the northern reaches of the continent and follows the expeditions of Samuel de Champlain up the St. Lawrence River and into the Great Lakes as he mapped the wilderness, organized the fur trade, promoted Christianity among the natives, and waged a savage forest campaign against the Iroquois.

The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth CenturyÂ (1867) traces the zealous efforts of the Jesuits and other Roman Catholic orders to convert the Native American tribes of North America.Â

La Salle and the Discovery of the Great WestÂ (1869) records that explorerâ€™s voyages on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and his treks, often alone, across the vast western prairies and through the labyrinthine swamps of Louisiana.Â

The Old RÃ©gime in CanadaÂ (1874) recounts the political struggles among the religious sects, colonial officials, feudal chiefs, royal ministers, and military commanders of Canada. Their bitter fights over the monopoly of the fur trade, the sale of brandy to the natives, the importation of wives from the orphanages and poorhouses of France, and the bizarre fanaticism of religious extremists and their â€œincessant supernaturalismâ€ animate this pioneering social history of early Canada.

LIBRARY OF AMERICAÂ is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nationâ€™s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americaâ€™s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1983-07-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780940450103

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1983-07-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780940450103

Francis Parkman : France and England in North America : Vol. 1: Pioneers of France in the New World, The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century, La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West, The Old Regime in Canada (Library of America)

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