Francis Parkman (1823-1893) was one of America's first and greatest
historians, author of such narrative masterpieces as The Oregon
Trail, France and England in North America and The Conspiracy of
Pontiac.
David Levin(1924-1998), volume editor, was professor of English at
the University of Virginia and the author ofHistory as Romantic
Art- Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman, In Defense of
Historical Literature,andCotton Mather- The Young Life of the
Lord's Remembrancer- 1663-1703.
"These works are distinguished by Parkman’s vigorous and resourceful prose, alive with ingenious figurative language and resonant description. His method is basically novelistic: he renders specific dramatic scenes, invents appropriate dialogue, and describes his characters’ presumed thoughts and feelings. The result is a panorama that never dwarfs personalities—a demonstration of historical process that is, at the same time, deeply attentive to the human concerns that shaped it.” —The Christian Science Monitor
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