The Nation's Crucible: The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America

by Peter J. Kastor

Book Overview

In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from France. This seemingly simple acquisition brought with it an enormous new territory as well as the country's first large population of nonnaturalized Americans--Native Americans, African Americans, and Francophone residents. What would become of those people dominated national affairs in the years that followed. This book chronicles that contentious period from 1803 to 1821, years during which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300194617
• ISBN13: 9780300194616
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"