Episode 368: Francis Parkman Jr.: The Oregon Trail (1)

24/02/2020 35 min Episodio 477
Episode 368: Francis Parkman Jr.: The Oregon Trail (1)

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Episode Synopsis

We will begin looking at one of the greatest historians of the 19th century, Francis Parkman Jr. But this first book is not a history, but a memoir of his travels in the prairie and Rocky Mountains. An interesting look at a changing, dynamic, and often cruel frontier.

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