In the sixteenth century, Spain claimed the fabled New World, and a rash of explorers sailed there seeking riches and, most famously, a fountain of youth. Although France made inroads into Florida, ultimately the French, like the Spanish, failed to establish dominion over North America. Francis Parkman tells why. The first part of "Pioneers of France in the New World" deals with the attempts of the Spanish and the French Huguenots to occupy Florida; the second, with the expeditions of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain ...
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In the sixteenth century, Spain claimed the fabled New World, and a rash of explorers sailed there seeking riches and, most famously, a fountain of youth. Although France made inroads into Florida, ultimately the French, like the Spanish, failed to establish dominion over North America. Francis Parkman tells why. The first part of "Pioneers of France in the New World" deals with the attempts of the Spanish and the French Huguenots to occupy Florida; the second, with the expeditions of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain and French colonial endeavors in Canada and Acadia. "Pioneers" is a stirring story, capturing the era of the earliest explorations in North America.'Parkman saw history as literature and he told a good story. He wrote in the epic style of the nineteenth century, presenting a grand sweep of history that modern writers rarely attempt or achieve' - Colin G. Calloway, from the introduction. Francis Parkman (1823-1893), the son of a prominent Boston family, devoted much of his career to writing about the struggles of France and England for domination in America. Colin G. Calloway, a professor of history and Native American studies at Dartmouth College, is the author of the forthcoming "New Worlds for All: Indians, Europeans, and the Remaking of Early America".
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Fine. Size: 8vo-over 7; Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press, 1996. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. First Bison Books Edition, by Colin G. Calloway. Originally published in 1865. This is a reprint of the 1885 revised edition. This edition revised with additions. Doesn't appear to have been read. Bright and clean pictorial wrappers designed by A. Shahan with illustration the courtesy of the Library of Congress. Spain and France made claims in the New World in the 16th century but failed to establish dominion over North America. Francis Parkman, author of "The Oregon Trail" and "The Conspiracy of Pontiac", tells why in this book. The first part deals with the attempts of the Spanish and French Huguenots to occupy Florida and the second part with the expeditions of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain in Canada and Acadia. 473 pages indexed. 8 x 5.25 inches. 1996, Books/University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska and London, England.
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