text Jefferson's America : the President, the purchase, and the explorers who transformed a nation
- Summary
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"The surprising story of how Thomas Jefferson commanded an unrivaled age of American exploration, sending out waves of expeditions into the West after the Louisiana Purchase. In presiding over that era of discovery, Jefferson forged a great nation"--
- Contents
- In play -- The man in the farming coat -- This paradise or pandemonium -- A wall of brass -- "They pretend it is only to promote knoledge" -- "The object of your mission is single" -- Captain Merry -- A second expedition -- A special kind of war -... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 422 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers 2016
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 973.4 FEN in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 973.4 FEN in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
United States Territorial expansion
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Explorers West (U.S.) History 19th century
West (U.S.) History To 1848
HISTORY United States 19th Century
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Adventurers & Explorers
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Presidents & Heads of State
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Louisiana Purchase
Territorial expansion
United States
United States, West
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Lewis-and-Clark-Expedition
Expansionspolitik
USA