The Louisiana Purchase
By: Jon Zurn
Series: Essential events
Publisher: ABDO Pub. Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Edina, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599288536
Subjects: Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Juvenile literature; Louisiana Purchase -- Juvenile literature; United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A surprise meeting; title: To the frontier; title: Louisiana : the New World colony; title: The shifting balance of power; title: Napoleon's vision of empire; title: The American dilemma; title: The twists of fate; title: The Louisiana Purchase; title: The nation doubles in size overnight; title: The new America; title: Time line; title: Essential facts; title: Web sites; title: Places to visit; title: Glossary.