Half Century of Conflict

Length: 17 h 3 min
Chapters: 46
Language: English
Genre: Early Modern
First published: 1892

Francis Parkman (1823-1893) is one of the great nineteenth century United States historians along with William Prescott, John Lothrop Motley, George Bancroft, and Henry Adams. Parkman has been hailed as one of America's great historians and as a master of narrative history. He is most known for his The Oregon Trail and his seven volume work on the history of the French and English in North America. A Half Century of Conflict is the sixth volume of the series but was the last to be published in 1892. It covers the period from 1700 to 1748. - Summary by Richard Carpenter

Part 1: Pioneers of France in the New World

Part 2: The Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century

Part 4: The Old Régime in Canada

Part 5: Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV

Part 6: Montcalm and Wolfe

Part 7: A Half Century of Conflict

Chapters

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