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LEADER: 01531cam 2200325 a 4500
001 2001004740
003 DLC
005 20031104122038.0
008 010803s2002 mnuab c b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2001004740
020 $a0756502101 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $alcac
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050 00 $aE333$b.B87 2002
082 00 $a973.4/6$221
100 1 $aBurgan, Michael.
245 14 $aThe Louisiana Purchase /$cby Michael Burgan.
260 $aMinneapolis, Minn. :$bCompass Point Books,$cc2002.
300 $a48 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aWe the people
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA vast frontier -- Spainish Louisiana -- Fighting for the river -- Two treaties -- Napoléon's dream -- Jefferson's dream -- Warning of war -- A great bargain -- A great nation.
520 $aLooks 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.
650 0 $aLouisiana Purchase$vJuvenile literature.
651 0 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion$vJuvenile literature.
600 00 $aNapoleon$bI,$cEmperor of the French,$d1769-1821$xRelations with Americans$vJuvenile literature.
650 1 $aLouisiana Purchase.
651 1 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion.
830 0 $aWe the people (Series) (Compass Point Books)