The Louisiana Purchase / by Michael Burgan ; content adviser, Harry Rubenstein ; social studies adviser, Sherry L. Field ; reading adviser, Linda D. Labbo.
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- 0756502101 :
- 973.4/6 21
- E333 .B87 2002
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Hardcover | Beverly Middle School | 973.4 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 701467 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
A vast frontier -- Spanish Louisiana -- Fighting for the river -- Two treaties -- Napol�eon's dream -- Jefferson's dream -- Warning of war -- A great bargain -- A great nation.
Looks at the political and economic history of the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains which, when purchased by Jefferson in 1803, doubled the size of the United States and led the way to further expansion.