The Oregon Trail (Economy Editions) - Softcover

Parkman, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486424804 ISBN 13: 9780486424804

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature.

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Review:

The book, in brief, is excellent and has the true wild game flavor. And amazingly tickled will all their palates be, who are so lucky as to read it. (Herman Melville)

About the Author:

Boston-born Francis Parkman (1823-1893), whose most famous books are "The Oregon Trail" and "France and England in North America," was a renowned American historian and leading horticulturalist. He was briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University's Bussey Institution (his successor at Harvard was Charles Sprague Sargent, creator and head of the Arnold Arboretum for more than 50 years) and the President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. In the 1850s, he purchased land bordering Jamaica Pond for his summer home. Today, the Francis Parkman Memorial sits near the former site of the house, while Francis Parkman Drive runs through the former location of his rose garden.

William Macdonald fue, durante muchos anos, presidente de la Escuela Biblica Emmaus y autor de muchos libros y cursos por correspondencia. Algunos libros que han aparecido en castellano son: "Las Buenas Nuevas" y "El Verdadeo Discipulado".

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486424804
• ISBN 13: 9780486424804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400