Oregon Trail (Penguin Classics) by Francis ParkmanOn April 28, 1846, Francis Parkman left Saint Louis on his first expedition west. The Oregon Trail documents his adventures in the wilderness, sheds light on America's westward expansion, and celebrates the American spirit. Francis Parkman was born in Boston in 1823 and is best known for his masterly seven volume history, France and England in North America, and for the annual prize awarded by the Society of American Historians in his honor. He died

after a long and successful career

award-winning novel A Bird On Water Street

Western Francia

World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy

3 Seasonal Nature Play: Winter

The Gray Beginnings

Décor for his Winter Dinner

Today what remains of America's first botanical garden lies in the heart of midtown

Saint Paul's

Brad Stulberg

Summer has arrived

Pub date: February 4