Description
La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West
Author: Francis Parkman
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London (1885)
Format: Hardcover — Twelfth Edition, Revised with Additions
Condition: Very Good — deep brown cloth boards with bright gilt lettering on spine; binding tight and sound; clean, unmarked pages with light toning. No dust jacket (as issued). Protected in archival sleeve.
Description: An elegant 1885 Macmillan edition of Francis Parkman’s La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West, one of the great narratives of American exploration. Parkman chronicles the journeys of the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, as he ventured through the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi River in the late 17th century, claiming vast territories for France.
Richly detailed and written with the literary grace that defines Parkman’s historical works, this volume captures the danger, ambition, and endurance that shaped early North America. His account intertwines geography, politics, and personal struggle, creating one of the most vivid portrayals of frontier life ever written.
This twelfth edition, revised with additions, reflects Parkman’s final authoritative version and showcases 19th-century bookmaking at its finest. A timeless work for collectors of early Americana, exploration, and historical literature.
