The Oregon Trail ; The conspiracy of Pontiac
By: Francis Parkman.
Contributors: Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893.
Series: The Library of America ;; 53
Publisher: Literary Classics of the United States; Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 951
Subjects: Indians of North America -- West (U.S.); Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Oregon National Historic Trail; California National Historic Trail; West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
Other titles: Oregon Trail.; Conspiracy of Pontiac.
Description: Contains "The Oregon Trail," a collection of essays that first appeared in the "Knickerbocker Magazine," discussing Parkman's trip to Oregon in 1846, and "The Conspiracy of Pontiac," relating Ottawa leader Pontiac's attacks on British forts and settlements in the 1760s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.