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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777850703321

Autore

Kastor Peter J

Titolo

The nation's crucible [[electronic resource] ] : the Louisiana Purchase and the creation of America / / Peter J. Kastor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-281-72180-8

9786611721800

0-300-12824-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

Western Americana series

Disciplina

973.4/6

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-304) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.