So vast, so beautiful a land Louisiana and the Purchase.

Recounts how explorers discovered the Mississippi region and discusses the political, economic, and social factors that led to the Louisiana Purchase.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sprague, Marshall
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Little, Brown, [1974]
Edition:[1st ed.]
Physical Description:
xix, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects:
Louisiana Purchase.
Mississippi River Valley -- History -- To 1803.
Contents:
  • Phantom River
  • The Mist Rises-a little
  • The Paths of Glory...
  • ...Lead But to the Grave
  • Iberville's Mardi Gras
  • Chaos in Paradise
  • Noble Swindler
  • The Frustrations of Bienville
  • Approach to the Rockies
  • The Westering English
  • France Loses and Empire
  • Spain Gets a Lemon
  • Thomas Jefferson: Land Developer
  • Four Nations: One River
  • Treaty Trouble and-Worse-Monsieur Genet
  • The Tightrope Walkers
  • The Chancellor's Great Adventure
  • Bomnaparte Makes Up His Mind
  • Fait Accompli.

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