| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Western Americana series
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Yale Western Americana series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-304) and index. |
| Summary |
Publisher description: 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 people proposed numerous visions of the future for Louisiana and the United States. The Louisiana Purchase proved to be the crucible of American nationhood, Peter Kastor argues. The incorporation of Louisiana was among the most important tasks for a generation of federal policymakers. It also transformed the way people defined what it meant to be an American. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Empires, Republics, and Nations (1763�1804)""; ""1. America""; ""2. Acquisition""; ""Part II: Louisiana Purchase (1803�1808)""; ""3. ��Numerous and Troublesome Neighbors��""; ""4. Codes""; ""Part III: Crisis (1808�1815)""; ""5. Local Diplomacy""; ""6. Polities""; ""7. ��The Din of War��""; ""Part IV: Attachment (1815�1820)""; ""8. ��The State of Louisiana Now Has Her Voice��""; ""9. Louisiana""; ""Conclusion""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Louisiana Purchase.
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Louisiana Purchase. |
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
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United States. |
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Territorial expansion. |
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Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Nationalism. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Political culture. |
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National characteristics, American.
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National characteristics, American. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1801-1815.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1801-1815 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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| Chronological Term |
1815-1861 |
| Subject |
Louisiana -- History -- 1803-1865.
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Louisiana. |
| Chronological Term |
1803-1865 |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Louisiana.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Louisiana -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kastor, Peter J. Nation's crucible. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004 0300101198 9780300101195 (DLC) 2003066259 (OCoLC)53162669 |
| ISBN |
9780300128246 (electronic book) |
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030012824X (electronic book) |
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0300101198 |
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9780300101195 |
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1281721808 |
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9781281721808 |
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