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Jefferson's great gamble : the remarkable story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the men behind the Louisiana Purchase / Charles A. Cerami.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cerami, Charles A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
- Louisiana Purchase.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Relations with Americans.
- United States--Territorial expansion.
- United States.
- Territorial expansion.
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Relations with Americans.
- Napoleon.
- Physical Description:
- 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, [2003]
- Contents:
- Toward the great river
- Friendly France threatens America
- The fateful island
- One spot on the globe
- The mistrusted envoy
- Napoleon's odd couple
- Confusing Bonaparte
- The Du Pont way
- An extraordinary minister
- Waiting for Monroe
- Agonizing moments
- The tremulous Pause
- Monroe's historic decision
- The moment in history
- The Senate's pretended reluctance
- The antagonists move on
- A Territory on the move
- The long sequel.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-302) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1570719454
- OCLC:
- 50960773
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