Project Gutenberg 2008-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 517 Parkman, Francis 1823 1893 Parkman, F. (Francis) France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Century of Conflict Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_and_England_in_North_America Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Logan, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Century of Conflict" by Francis Parkman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work examines the complex relationships and conflicts between the French and British empires in North America during the 17th and early 18th centuries, focusing particularly on military struggles, colonization efforts, and the impact of these dynamics on Indigenous peoples. Parkman’s narrative is rooted in original documents, aiming to provide an accurate portrayal of the tensions that shaped the continent. The beginning of this volume sets the stage for the War of the Spanish Succession, highlighting the political ambitions of Louis XIV of France and the unprepared state of the British colonies. It discusses the contrasting military strategies proposed by French officials, including plans to invade New England, and the contrasting call for peace from others in Acadia. The narrative touches on the tribal dynamics involving the Five Nations Iroquois and the French aim to secure their alliances. Through vivid descriptions, Parkman outlines the early military and political landscape that would lead to a resurgence of hostilities as the conflict between France and England unfolded in North America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) E186 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 720997 2025-06-10T07:55:44.149786 text/html 737503 2021-01-03T07:40:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 354674 2021-01-03T07:40:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 469431 2025-06-10T07:55:59.493754 application/epub+zip 475475 2025-06-10T07:55:49.370769 application/epub+zip 332455 2025-06-10T07:55:47.329780 application/epub+zip 867624 2025-06-10T07:56:06.399726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 841934 2025-06-10T07:55:57.876725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647742 2022-09-11T10:07:25.999251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593154 2025-06-10T07:55:42.659831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592499 2021-01-03T07:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 227469 2021-01-03T07:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 592491 2021-01-03T07:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226983 2021-01-03T07:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20838 2025-06-10T07:56:06.559695 application/rdf+xml 26008 2025-06-10T07:55:47.970779 image/jpeg 4790 2025-06-10T07:55:47.650791 image/jpeg 447693 2025-06-10T07:55:44.212786 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia