A few hours’ ride brought us to the banks of the river Kansas.
Francis Parkman Quotes
Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
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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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