“He who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces as to the idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity.”

About Francis Parkman

Historian • American

Francis Parkman was a preeminent American historian of the 19th century, best known for his monumental seven-volume work, 'France and England in North America.' Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard...