Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase

by Library of Congress

The Louisiana of today bears little resemblance to the vaguely defined territory acquired by the United States from France in 1803 for $15 million. At the time of the Louisiana Purchase no one could present any maps or documents that delineated the boundaries of the province with reasonable accuracy. As a result of that uncertainty, the United States was more or less free to advance its claims beyond the Mississippi River on terms favorable to its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502396319
• ISBN13: 9781502396310
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"