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A Half-Century Of Conflict. France And England In North America (Volume I)

A Half-Century Of Conflict. France And England In North America (Volume I)

Parkman, Francis

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Canadian HistoryGeneral World HistoryRegional: Midwest

ISBN10: 9354448496
ISBN13: 9789354448492
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Power, faith, and empire collided along the shadowed forests and frontier forts of 17th-century North America. The stakes were unimaginably high. In A Half-Century of Conflict, France and England in North America (Volume I), Francis Parkman unfolds the long struggle between New France and the British colonies, a narrative military history that shows how skirmishes, sieges, and diplomacy reshaped colonial Canada and New England and prepared the stage for the later French and Indian wars. Drawing on meticulous research, Parkman writes with the drive of a novelist and the care of a historian, turning campaigns, councils, and rival governors into a gripping story of British-French rivalry, religious zeal, and political intrigue. Readers interested in New France history, early imperial strategy, and the roots of Montcalm and Wolfe history will find a vivid, authoritative guide to 17th-century North America and the world it created on both sides of the Atlantic. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Essential for colonial American history enthusiasts, for history students, and for a rigorous homeschool history curriculum, it also belongs in any classic history collection of Francis Parkman history books, offering both an absorbing read and a cornerstone account of the contest that defined a continent.

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