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The reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule.
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Birth: | 16th September, 1823 |
Death: | 8th November, 1893 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Historian |
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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