La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West ... Twelfth Edition ... with Additions.

Publisher Marketing: Title: La Salle and the discovery of the Great West ... Twelfth edition ... with additions. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Parkman, Francis; Cavelier, Rene; 1885 xxv, 433 p.; 8 . 9555.bbb.14. Contributor Bio:  Parkman, Francis, Jr. Boston-born Francis Parkman , whose most famous books are "The Oregon Trail" and "France and England in North America," was a renowned American historian and leading and leading horticulturalist. He was briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University's Bussey Institution (his successor at Harvard University's Bussey Institution was Charles Sprague Sargent, creator and head of the Arnold Arboretum for more than 50 years) and the President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Today, the Francis Parkman Memorial sits near the former site of the house, while Francis Parkman Drive runs through the former location of his rose garden.