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Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) in his book "O Canada" (1965), described Parkman’s France and England in North America in these terms: "The clarity, the momentum and the color of the first volumes of Parkman’s narrative are among the most brilliant achievements of the writing of history as an art." Parkman's biases, particularly his attitudes about nationality, race, and especially Native ...

The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23. (Summary by Wikipedia)

"The Conspiracy of Pontiac" was Parkman's first history book and first published in 1851. It covers the Indian wars of 1763 to 1769. Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, put together a coalition of Indian tribes from around the Great Lakes region and the Illinois and Ohio Countries to attack the British under General Jeffrey Amherst. - Summary by Richard Carpenter

In this poignant letter penned from his prison cell in 1897, Oscar Wilde writes to Lord Alfred Douglas, reflecting on the circumstances that led to his imprisonment and exploring his profound spiritual evolution. This powerful narrative, transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition, offers a glimpse into Wildes inner world during a tumultuous time in his life. (summary by AdamH) Please note that later editions of De Profundis include additional material, and the most comprehensive versions remain under copyright in the U.S.A.