Project Gutenberg 2015-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 118 Parkman, Francis 1823 1893 Parkman, F. (Francis) France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict" by Francis Parkman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work digs deep into the colonial rivalries and the power struggles between France and England in North America during a turbulent period, detailing key events, characters, and geopolitical strategies. The book likely encompasses narratives rich in exploration, military engagements, and cultural encounters that led to significant changes in the North American landscape. The beginning of this volume introduces the narrative of the search for the Pacific Ocean, describing the various schemes undertaken to reach it between 1716 and 1761. It recounts the efforts of notable figures like Father Charlevoix and Pierre de la Vérendrye, including their missions to engage with Indigenous tribes and the challenges they faced in hostile territories. Specific details emerge about the attempts to establish trade posts and the harsh realities of adventure into the uncharted wilderness, including conflicts with the Sioux and various hardships encountered during explorations. Overall, the opening sets a tone of ambition and hardship intertwined with the larger theme of colonial competition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) E186 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1147210 1147319 2024-09-20T10:35:32.076761 2023-09-21T07:16:46.612677 text/html text/html 1114895 2016-08-10T05:57:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 646176 2016-08-10T05:57:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 658249 2024-09-20T10:35:53.843624 application/epub+zip 666278 2024-09-20T10:35:35.651720 application/epub+zip 369857 2024-09-20T10:35:33.848741 application/epub+zip 1073818 2024-09-20T10:36:05.022595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 895082 2024-09-20T10:35:51.894678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600183 2022-09-22T06:42:21.033684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796310 796188 2024-09-20T10:35:27.213754 2023-09-21T07:16:42.210654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 796254 2016-08-10T05:55:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 281378 2016-08-10T05:57:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18681 2024-09-20T10:36:05.209573 application/rdf+xml 6787 2024-09-20T10:35:34.147719 image/jpeg 1669 2024-09-20T10:35:33.999930 image/jpeg 677446 2024-09-20T10:35:32.169859 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia