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Title: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West (Modern Library Exploration) by Francis Parkman, Rick Bass ISBN: 0-375-75475-X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 17 August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Living History
Comment: Frances Parkman was a man who lived and breathed his history. He not only researched his subjects thoroughly, but seems to have crawled inside their heads as well.
Parkman's gift for bringing people alive is nowhere more evident than in this complex story of Robert Cavalier de la Salle's attempt to realize his dream of making France a leader in the new world. Parkman's skillful examination of the man behind the story lets the reader understand why LaSalle and his ideas were the cause of such controversy. At the same time, Parkman paints a vivid picture of the new world frontier as it existed in LaSalle's time. This is a book that can be savored on many levels: as an entertaining adventure story, a psychological thriller, and a historical reference.
Parkman's prose is rich and full of details you will need to understand the complexity of the charcters and the consciousness of the times. Therefore, you should be prepared to spend time working your way through this book. Whenever I tried to hurry through a section, I found that I missed something important that was needed later on. In other words, patience is needed, but well worth it. Parkman was a true lover of history and the people who shaped it and it shows.
Rating: 5
Summary: Just a great story
Comment: I picked this up on a lark and found I couldn't put it down. A fascinating story, extremely well written and a pure pleasure to read. I travel extensively and found it amazing how many places I go to regularly have a direct link to La Salle. Couldn't recommend it more.
Rating: 5
Summary: Breathing Life into History
Comment: While there is a new Introduction, this is the historic account of Robert LaSalle's exploration of the Louisiana territory in the 1680s. Parkman first published this treatise in 1869; it has since been reprinted numerous times. An excellent, thoroughly engrossing recounting of the exploration of the territory which LaSalle claimed for France in 1682, through which the reader not only learns of the daily travails of the little band of explorers, but also, the human frailties of the man, Robert Cavelier, known as LaSalle. This book gives life to a name from history, and exemplifies the methodical research done by Parkman in the days before telephones, faxes, and copiers. I was thoroughly impressed by the subject and the writer. Excellent; informative, totally enthralling reading-writers of today should take note! Kudos to the publishers (and Krakauer) for bringing this series (back) to life!
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Title: Montcalm and Wolfe: The French and Indian War by Francis Parkman, C. Vann Woodward ISBN: 0306810778 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 23 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Weird and Tragic Shores : The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer by Chauncey Loomis, Andrea Barrett ISBN: 037575525X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Starlight and Storm by Gaston Rebuffat, David Roberts, John Hunt, Wilfried Noyce ISBN: 0375755063 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford, Paul Theroux ISBN: 0375754741 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 17 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer ISBN: 0385509510 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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