The Louisiana Purchase
- ISBN-10
- 1400744814
- ISBN-13
- 9781400744817
- Series
- The Louisiana Purchase
- Category
- Louisiana Purchase
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Author
- Linda Thompson
Description
Chronicles the events that led to the U.S.'s famous 1803 land acquisition and describes the journey of the Corps of Discovery, also known as the Lewis and Clark expedition, throughout the Louisiana Purchase territory and beyond.
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