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A Half-Century of Conflict Volume 2 (Large Print Edition)
A HalfCentury of Conflict Volume 2 - Large Print Edition Author:Francis Parkman The occupation by France of the lower Mississippi gave a strong impulse to the exploration of the West by supplying a base for discovery stimulating enterprise by the longing to find gold mines open trade with New Mexico and get a fast hold on the countries beyond the Mississippi in anticipation of Spain; and to these motives was soon added ... more »the hope of finding an overland way to the Pacific« less