This is the concluding passage of Volume 3 of Parkman’s series on the French in North America.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 29
Might not the unhappy colonists left on the shores of Texas still be rescued from destruction?Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Murder on the Prairie
The floodgates of murder were open, and the torrent must have its way.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 27
They began the fatal journey from Texas to Canada.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project presenting the
Desperation in French Texas Fort
These multiplied disasters bore hard on the spirits of the colonists.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project
France’s Texas Colony
At length they found a more friendly band, and learned much touching the Spaniards, who, they were told, were universally hated by the tribes of that
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 26
Of what avail to plant a colony by the mouth of a petty Texan river? Cost what it might, the Mississippi must be found.Previously in The Discovery
La Salle in Texas
As the smoke and flame rolled towards them before the wind, La Salle caused all the grass about the camp to be cut and carried away, and especially
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 25
Galveston Bay and the mouth of the Mississippi differ little in latitude, though separated by about five and a half degrees of longitude.Previously