Part 3 — A BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS

General Works

There is no important general work covering the entire field. The best single book is Charles Moore’s The Northwest under Three Flags, 1635–1796. B. A. Hinsdale’s Old Northwest (2 vols.) deals with this region, but with especial emphasis on the geographical and political phases. Francis Parkman treats of French and English occupation in his Series of Historical Narratives, France and England in North America, the nine volumes of which will be cited under their individual names. Besides his Narrative and Critical History of America in eight volumes, Justin Winsor has three books on the history of this region: Cartier to Frontenac, 1534–1700; The Mississippi Basin; and The Westward Movement. Under this heading should be mentioned the publications of the various historical societies of the lake states, especially the Buffalo, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota collections.