The Louisiana Purchase
by Thomas Fleming
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A renowned historians fascinating account of how the United States doubled its size In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for 15 million. The purchase, which included over 600 million acres, extended the boundaries of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Rockies, ending French colonial ambitions in North America, adding lands that would become the better part of thirteen states, and fueling the idea of Westward expansion and Manifest show more Destiny. show lessTags
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This is an interesting narrative history of the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase, as well as the treaty itself and the after effects. The book is one in the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. "Turning Point" series. These are physically a bit smaller in dimensions, although the font is quite readable. To save pages there are no end notes, index(!) or bibliography, although there is a short "Further Reading" section. Still, with an author like Thomas Fleming the reader is fairly assured of a competent history. This would be an excellent first book for folks who want to know more about the subject without committing to a much longer, much more detailed book.
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- 973.46 — History & geography History of North America United States Constitutional period (1789-1809) XYZ Affair, Quasi-War, Alien and Sedition Acts
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- E333 .F58 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 By period 1789-1809. Constitutional period Jefferson's administrations, 1801-1809 Purchase of Louisiana, 1803
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