Louisiana: Crossroads of the Atlantic World

by Cecile ed. Vidal

Located at the junction of North America and the Caribbean, the vast territory of colonial Louisiana provides a paradigmatic case study for an Atlantic studies approach. One of the largest North American colonies and one of the last to be founded, Louisiana was governed by a succession of sovereignties, with parts ruled at various times by France, Spain, Britain, and finally the United States. But just as these shifting imperial connections shaped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812245512
• ISBN13: 9780812245516
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"