Volume 3 Was Not Only Revised, but the Title Was Altered. Parkman First

released Volume 3 as The Discovery of the West. His updated version of Volume 3 was entitled La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West.

Other Principal Works

• The Oregon Trail (1849) • The Conspiracy of Pontiac (1851)

Transcriber's Notes

Introduction

This transcription is based on the original version of the book, published in 1877, by Little, Brown, and Company. This e-book was proofread with the book scanned on Hathitrust, courtesy of Tufts University.

This text generally preserved the italicization of words, phrases, and the titles of references which are presented in italics in the printed book. The standard of the book is to not use italics on numbers. For example, it is easier to write: Champigny au Ministre, 22 Juillet, 1700, but the book displayed the content as follows: Champigny au Ministre, 22 Juillet, 1700. We have tried to match that policy in this e-book. Small capitalization has also been retained.

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