Montcalm and Wolfe-Francis Parkman, Jr (Part 4 of 4)

From History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco · 14:05

Show by Frank Aitken, Edward Hilton

Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman, Jr..Francis Parkman (1823-1893) has been hailed as one of America's great nineteenth century historians, along with William Prescott, John Lothrop Motley, George Bancroft, and Henry Adams. "Montcalm and Wolfe", the seventh and last volume of the series, covers the conflict between England and France for supremacy in the New World from 1745 to 1884. The Seven Years War (the French and Indian War in the United States) is the denouement of this 200 year struggle with General Wolfe dying on the Plains of Abraham at the moment of victory.Featured on History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

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