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Congressmen were making angry speeches. Some, outraged, were accusing President Thomas Jefferson of destroying our Constitution. What was even more serious, several states had threatened to withdraw from the Union.

What had stirred up this storm of protest? Strangely enough, it was the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803—one of the most important steps ever taken by our country.

In this book Robert Tallant give a stirring account of how Jefferson and the United States solve the problem of Louisiana.

It wasn't a simple problem. Bound up with it were the histories of Louisiana and its biggest city—the gay, colorful, French-speaking New Orleans. Bound up with it, too, were the interests of American farmers and events in far-off Europe.

As the story unfolds, great figures abroad make their entrance: Napoleon, ruler of France; Charles IV, King of Spain; and the French statesman, Talleyrand. The reader is also taken on a side trip to San Domingo in the West Indies, where an uprising of slaves was taking place under the leadership of Toussaint L'Ouverture.

In this clear, vivid account the reader walks hand in hand with the young United States as it takes its first big step toward the Pacific—and an exciting experience it is!

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Robert Tallant

Robert Tallant

1909 - 1957
American
Robert Tallant was born in New Orleans and has lived there all his life. His earliest memories of the Chalmette battlefield, which he describes in T... See more
Warren Chappell

Warren Chappell

1904 - 1991
American
Warren Chappell, draughtsman and type designer, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1904, and received a B.A. degree from the University of Richmond.... See more

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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
View on the Plumfield Moms Podcast site

Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.