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In 1803 the United States bought roughly 828,000 square miles from France for about fifteen million dollars and doubled in size overnight. The transaction is usually told as a bargain and a stroke of luck, which is true and almost entirely beside the point.
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The Louisiana Purchase: books to read, in order
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- How should I approach learning the louisiana purchase?
- In 1803 the United States bought roughly 828,000 square miles from France for about fifteen million dollars and doubled in size overnight. The transaction is usually told as a bargain and a stroke of luck, which is true and almost entirely beside the point.
- What's a good book to start the louisiana purchase with?
- A strong starting point is Mr. Jefferson's lost cause by Roger G. Kennedy. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.