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Stamp of Approval Honors Francis Parkman with 3-Cent Stamp
A 3-cent Stamp of Approval will go into effect December 28 honoring historian Francis Parkman. Parkman described Indian life and the Indian role in North American history and wrote The Oregon Trail after six months with Dakota and other tribes. He dictated the book due to illness while traveling with his expedition companion.
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