Description: The Discovery of the Great West (1869)by Francis Parkman This is the antique book, The Discovery of the Great West, by Francis Parkman, published in 1869, just after the Civil War. The publisher is Little, Brown, and Company. It covers explorers and expeditions dating from 1643 to 1689.Included are accounts of 1643-1669 Cavelier de la Salle, 1669-1671 The Sulpitians, 1670-1672 The Jesuits on the Lakes, 1667-1672 France Takes Possession of the West, 1672-1675 The Discovery of the Mississippi, 1678 Frontenac, 1678 Party Stripe, 1677-1678 The Grand Enterprise, 1678-1679 La Salle at Niagara, 1679 The Launch of the Griffin, 1679 La Salle on the Upper Lakes, 1679-1680 La Salle on The Illinois, 1680 Fort Crevecoeur, 1680 Harihood of La Salle, 1680 Indian Conquerors, 1680 Tonty and the Iroquois, 1680 Hennepin, 1680-1681 Hennepin Among the Sioux, 1682-1683 St. Louis of the Illinois, 1684-1687 La Salle and St. Louis of Texas, 1687 Assassination of La Salle, 1687-1688 Innocent and Guilty, and 1688-1689 Fate of the Texan Colony.The book is in good condition for age. The outer cover is faded. There is wear especially at the head of the spine. The joints are intact. The binding is very good. The pages are all present and in good condition with light age yellowing. There are no tears or dog ears. There is no handwriting in the book.The book contains 425 pages including the in appendix. It measures 8 1/4 inches by 5 3/4 inches. We ship on the next business day after purchase and we maintain an excellent ebay customer satisfaction rating. Please check out our other ebay antiques, fine collectables, and our rare antiquarian book selection. Thank you for shopping with us. Please make us a favorite ebay seller and come again! GardenNut01 Mindy & Jack Note: We are happy to combine shipping whenever possible. We search high and wide for interesting items and we do our best to package these items well and ship promptly. If you experience problems with your order(s), please contact us through ebay's "contact seller" feature. We will do what we can to make everything right!
Price: 65 USD
Location: Dayton, Ohio
End Time: 2024-12-01T02:37:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Place of Publication: Boston
Language: English
Author: Francis Parkman
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Pioneers
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1869
Original/Facsimile: Original
