The Louisiana Purchase
- ISBN-10
- 0756502101
- ISBN-13
- 9780756502102
- Series
- The Louisiana Purchase
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Michael Burgan
Description
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.
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