Zurn, Jon.
The Louisiana Purchase / Jon Zurn. - Edina, MN : ABDO Publishing Co., c2008. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. - Essential events .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index.
A surprise meeting--To the frontier--Louisiana : the New World colony--The shifting balance of power--Napolean's vision of empire--The American dilemma--The twists of fate--The Louisiana Purchase--The nation doubles in size overnight--The new America--Time line--Essential facts--Web sites--Places to visit--Glossary.
Describes the events leading up to and including the exploration and settlement of places which became driving forces in the expansion of America.
7.0. 6.0-8.0.
9781599288536 (lib. bdg.) : 22.95 1599288532 (lib. bdg.)
2007012008
Napolean I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Louisiana Purchase.
United States--Territorial expansion.
E333 / .Z86 2008
973.4/6
The Louisiana Purchase / Jon Zurn. - Edina, MN : ABDO Publishing Co., c2008. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. - Essential events .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index.
A surprise meeting--To the frontier--Louisiana : the New World colony--The shifting balance of power--Napolean's vision of empire--The American dilemma--The twists of fate--The Louisiana Purchase--The nation doubles in size overnight--The new America--Time line--Essential facts--Web sites--Places to visit--Glossary.
Describes the events leading up to and including the exploration and settlement of places which became driving forces in the expansion of America.
7.0. 6.0-8.0.
9781599288536 (lib. bdg.) : 22.95 1599288532 (lib. bdg.)
2007012008
Napolean I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Louisiana Purchase.
United States--Territorial expansion.
E333 / .Z86 2008
973.4/6