description: The new reference series, Landmark Events in U.S. History, uses both contributed essays from eminent scholars and excerpts of primary source documents with explanatory headnotes to focus on critical events in American political history and explain how it came about and why it continues to play such a vital role in the history and political evolution of the United States. The first three books in the series are Marbury versus Madison, The Louisiana Purchase, and The Declaration of Independence. The Louisiana Purchase combines documents and analytical essays timed for the bicentennial year in 2003. This timely collection will 
language: English
title: The Louisiana Purchase: Emergence of an American Nation
titlecomplete: The Louisiana Purchase: Emergence of an American Nation (Landmark Events in U.S. History)
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publisher: CQ Press