The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory doubled the size of the United States and helped kick off the period of westward expansion. Readers take a look at President Jefferson's role in the deal, why the United States wanted this territory, and why France agreed to the sale.
Explores the events leading to the Louisiana Purchase, discussing significant individuals, the Treaty of Paris, the Jay Treaty of 1794, how the U.S. financed the deal, and other related topics.
Tells the story behind the Louisiana Purchase in which the United States gained over eight hundred thousand square miles of land and ended France's ambitions in the New World, and looks at some of the people who facilitated the deal between the adversarial nations.
Provides a detailed account of the Louisana Purchse, how it almost doubled the size of the United States, and led to a period of westward expansion, and explains how it affected the people and places along the way.
Discusses Thomas Jefferson's role in expanding the boundaries of the U.S. through the Louisiana Purchase, and looks at other key events that took place during his presidency, including the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Embargo Act.
Thirteen-year-old midshipman Peter Raven teams up with British spy Commodore Beaumont to save the fledgling United States from a takeover conspiracy mounted by Napoleon in league with pirate king Count Vallon, and to rescue the beautiful Lucy Cosgrove, a socialite who has been kidnapped by Vallon and taken to his Caribbean fortress.
