French and Indian War Montcalm and Wolfe: The French And Indian War, (Paperback)

from FrancescaForrest

I didn't read this cover to cover--focused on the sections having to do with Fort Ticonderoga, but also read the chapter introducing Montcalm, and also the one on the Siege of Quebec. The writing was beautiful--it was written in 1884, and the language is just wonderful. Even though 1884 is more t...

from FrancescaForrest

I didn't read this cover to cover--focused on the sections having to do with Fort Ticonderoga, but also read the chapter introducing Montcalm, and also the one on the Siege of Quebec. The writing was beautiful--it was written in 1884, and the language is just wonderful. Even though 1884 is more t...

from FrancescaForrest

I didn't read this cover to cover--focused on the sections having to do with Fort Ticonderoga, but also read the chapter introducing Montcalm, and also the one on the Siege of Quebec. The writing was beautiful--it was written in 1884, and the language is just wonderful. Even though 1884 is more t...

from dhinden

Montcalm and Wolfe was published in 1880, midway between the French and Indian War and today. Parkman conveys an immediacy of the events with a strong, clear narrative. There are heroes (Montcalm and Wolfe, Rogers Rangers and Pitt) and villains (the corrupt civil administration of Canada, particu...

from oparaxenos

I approached this book with some trepidation, given that it had been written in the 1880s. Boy, was I wrong -- Montcalm & Wolfe is one of those timeless treasures. It is extremely well-written, not dry at all, and the lessons imparted in the course of the story are still valid today. Parkman is t...