2002, ISBN: 9781576077382

A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Published in celebration of the Purchase's bicentennial, this resource offers a multifaceted view of a watershed … Mehr…

A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Published in celebration of the Purchase's bicentennial, this resource offers a multifaceted view of a watershed American event.In one easy-access resource, The Louisiana Purchase brings together the work of over 100 experts covering historical figures, relevant legal and historical concepts, states that formed in the new territory, frontier outposts, and the Native Americans uprooted by expansion westward. The book examines every aspect and consequence of Thomas Jefferson's momentous transaction: the largest real estate deal in American history.Readers will learn how the purchase made Manifest Destiny really seem like destiny; how it sparked the rise of America's urban industrial society and inflamed passions over the expansion of slavery; and how it triggered tragic conflicts between the government and Native Americans as well as immeasurable environmental damage. Ideal for students, historians, and public and private libraries, the Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference ever compiled on an event so central to the American experience that it seems to lie at the heart of everything triumphant and tragic in our history. [PU: ABC-CLIO], Seiten: 552, ABC-CLIO, 2002<

ISBN: 1576077381

Published in celebration of the Purchase's bicentennial, this resource offers a multifaceted view of a watershed American event. Not simply a diplomatic maneuver or a steal of a land deal… Mehr…

Published in celebration of the Purchase's bicentennial, this resource offers a multifaceted view of a watershed American event. Not simply a diplomatic maneuver or a steal of a land deal, the Louisiana Purchase was a seminal event in the nation's history. History History eBook, ABC-CLIO<

ISBN: 9781576077382

1st Edition, by Junius P. Rodriguez, PRINT ISBN: 9781576077382 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781576077382 Bloomsbury USA eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., ABC-CLIO

ISBN: 9781576077382

ABC-CLIO North American History , UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20020620 English History 1, Bloomsbury Publishing

2002, ISBN: 9781576077382

A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: ABC-CLIO], ABC-CLIO, 2002