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Francis Parkman, Historian as Hero
A historian who lived the kind of history he wrote, Francis Parkman is a major--and controversial--figure in American historiography. His narrative style, while popular with readers wanting a good story, has raised many questions with professional historians. Was Parkman writing history or historical fiction? Did he color historical figures with his own heroic self-image? Was his objectivity compromised by his unbending, conservative, Brahmin values? These are some of the many issues that Wilbur Jacobs treats in this thought-provoking study. Jacobs carefully considers the apprenticeship of Francis Parkman, first spent in facing the rigors of the Oregon Trail and later in struggling to write ...
Francis Parkman
Biography of Francis Parkman, historian and author of 'The Oregon Trail,' 'Pontiac,' 'Pioneers,' 'La Salle,' and 'Montcalm and Wolfe.'
