UID:
almahu_9949494656602882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 311 p.) :
,
1 map.
ISBN:
9780300128246 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Western Americana series
Content:
Peter J. Kastor reviews the 1803 purchase by the US of the colony of Louisiana from France & follows the process of integrating this vast new territory into the nation state. Kastor argues that the purchase was one of the most important events in the forging of US identity.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780300101195
Language:
English
URL:
Yale scholarship online