{"product_id":"the-oregon-trail-9780140390421","title":"The Oregon Trail","description":"On April 28, 1846, Francis Parkman left Saint Louis on his first expedition west. \u003cb\u003eThe Oregon Trail\u003c\/b\u003e documents his adventures in the wilderness, sheds light on America's westward expansion, and celebrates the American spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Parkman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Boston in 1823 and is best known for his masterly seven-volume history, \u003ci\u003eFrance and England in North America\u003c\/i\u003e, and for the annual prize awarded by the Society of American Historians in his honor. He died in 1893. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Levin\u003c\/b\u003e was the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. His books on American historical writing included \u003ci\u003eHistory as Romatic Art: Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e In Defense of Historical Literature\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCotton Mather: The Young Life of the Lord's Remembrancer, 1663-1703\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the editor of Francis Parkman's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eFrance and England in North America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923908202770,"sku":"9780140390421","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccdffa3a-f0a9-4670-97e8-75be746981f9.jpg?v=1748514756","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oregon-trail-9780140390421","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}