The year that each book was published is printed and enclosed by parenthesis after the title of each volume. In some cases, there are two years in parenthesis. These indicate that a volume with major revisions was published.
The revised version of Pioneers of France contains new descriptions of Florida and some changes to the section on Samuel Champlain. Parkman revised Discovery of the West after obtaining access to Margry's collection. The revised version of The Old Régime includes three new chapters regarding La Tour and D'Aunay.
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)
[Appendix]
Transcription notes:
This book was originally transcribed from Volume 20. While making a batch of corrections, a decision was made to base this etext on Volume 1 for three reasons: 1) Parkman's subsequent revisions were virtually insignificant; 2) Volume 1, released in 1867, is available at the New York Public Library through Hathitrust, and thus, can readily be consulted for future claims of errata, and 3) In the Notes on the Texts prepared for the The Library of America reprint (1983), David Levin opined that using Volume 1 for this title was the best choice to approximate Parkman's own conception of France and England in North America.