Francis Parkman (1823 - 1893)

One of America's greatest historians, he wrote The Oregon Trail and his magnum opus the 7 volume "France and England in North America".  The Parkman Prize for best history book is named for him.

Here's a sample of his work. http://dld.bz/ffz7S

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 Francis Parkman's books are in The Basic History Library (free). ------------->