Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase : Robert Livingston's mission to France, 1801-1804 / Frank W. Brecher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brecher, Frank W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.

Louisiana Purchase.

Relations with Americans.

United States--Territorial expansion.

United States.

Territorial expansion.

United States--Foreign relations--1801-1809.

International relations.

Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813.

Livingston, Robert R.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Relations with Americans.

Napoleon.

Physical Description:

v, 194 pages : map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]

Summary:

"The political maneuverings that took place between the United States and France during their negotiations regarding the Louisiana territory are detailed here. Through primary sources such as letters and memoranda, this work examines the role which Robert Livingston and other politicians of the day played in bringing the Louisiana issue to a successful conclusion for the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The political setting

The failed negotiations of 1802

The Monroe mission and a diplomatic breakthrough

Factors underlying the breakthrough

A nasty competition for the credit

A balance sheet

Consequences and controversies-an American historical perspective

Appendix A: Summary of Livingston's Louisiana memorandum, July 1802

Appendix B: Two Talleyrand-Napoleon memoranda

Appendix C: Summary and analysis of selected sections of Barbé-Marbois's Histoire de la Louisiane.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.

ISBN:

0786423951

OCLC:

62896390

Publisher Number:

9780786423958