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Autore |
Kastor Peter J |
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Titolo |
The nation's crucible [[electronic resource] ] : the Louisiana Purchase and the creation of America / / Peter J. Kastor |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-72180-8 |
9786611721800 |
0-300-12824-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Louisiana Purchase |
Nationalism - United States - History - 19th century |
Political culture - United States - History - 19th century |
National characteristics, American |
Frontier and pioneer life - Louisiana |
United States Territorial expansion |
United States Politics and government 1801-1815 |
United States Politics and government 1815-1861 |
Louisiana History 1803-1865 |
Louisiana Race relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-304) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. America -- 2. Acquisition -- 3. ''Numerous and Troublesome Neighbors'' -- 4. Codes -- Part III: Crisis (1808-1815) -- 5. Local Diplomacy -- 6. Polities -- 7. ''The Din of War'' -- 8. ''The State of Louisiana Now Has Her Voice'' -- 9. Louisiana -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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