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Compass United States History Discoveries in geography Expansionspolitik Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) Lewis-and-Clark-Expedition Louisiana Purchase United States USA West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration

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Fenster, J. M. (Julie M.) Micklos, John

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Artifacts from the American past

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Lewis and Clark's compass : what an artifact can tell us about the historic expedition

Micklos, John

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Summary: "The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 MIC

Jefferson's America : the President, the purchase, and the explorers who transformed a nation

Fenster, J. M. (Julie M.)

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Summary: "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"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 FEN

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