A few hours’ ride brought us to the banks of the river Kansas.
Francis Parkman Quotes
Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along.
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| Birth: | 16th September, 1823 |
| Death: | 8th November, 1893 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Historian |
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Francis Parkman was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life and his monumental seven volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and author of several books on the topic.
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