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The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 Hardcover - 2005

Name: The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803
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Author: Levinson, Sanford [Editor]; Sparrow, Bartholomew [Editor]; Brands, H. W. [Contributor]; Burnett, Christina Duffy [Contributor]; Currie, David P. [Contributor]; Freehling, William W. [Contributor]; Go, Julian [Contributor]; Graber, Mark A. [Contributor]; K
ISBN: 9780742549838

by Sanford Levinson (Editor); Bartholomew Sparrow (Editor); Contribution by H. W. Brands

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The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 provides a fascinating overview of how the U.S. Constitution and the American political system is inextricably tied to the Louisiana Purchase and the territorial expansion of the United States.

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Title The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898
Author Sanford Levinson (Editor); Bartholomew Sparrow (Editor); Contribution by H. W. Brands
Binding Hardcover
Pages 272
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date December 28, 2005
ISBN 9780742549838 / 0742549836
Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: Deep South
- Cultural Region: Mid-South
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
Library of Congress subjects United States - Territorial expansion -, Louisiana Purchase
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005009050
Dewey Decimal Code 973.46

About the author

Sanford Levinson holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr., Centennial Chair in Law at the University of Texas Law School and is professor of government at the University of Texas. Bartholomew Sparrow is associate professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin.