The Oregon Trail : Sketches Of Prairie And Rocky-mountain Life by Francis Parkman 1914 |
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Item #: BOC10057 |
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Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1914 Author's Edition 381 pages -- 7.75" by 5.5" "Francis Parkman, Jr. 1823 - 1893 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 was a trustee of the Boston Athenæum from 1858 until his death in 1893. ". The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour in 1846 of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas. Parkman was 23 at the time. The heart of the book covers the three weeks Parkman spent hunting buffalo with a band of Oglala Sioux. The book was reviewed favorably by Herman Melville, although he complains that it demeaned American Indians and that its title was misleading (the book covers only the first third of the trail). Indian graphic on cover. Green cloth boards. Slightly bumped corners and spine ends. Very good condition for this age. Clean and tight. Feel free to email any questions that you may have prior to purchase. Thanks for stopping in! |
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