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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the Louisiana Purchase. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers.
Empires of the Imagination: Transatlantic Histories of the Louisiana Purchase by 
The History of Louisiana, Particularly of the Cession of That Colony to the United States of America by 
Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation by 
Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Men Behind the Louisiana Purchase by 
The Louisiana Purchase: Emergence of an American Nation by 
The Louisiana Purchase A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia by 
The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 by The Louisiana Purchase and its Aftermath, 1800-1830 by 
Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause: Land, Farmers, Slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase by 
The Nation's Crucible: The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America by 
Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase: Robert Livingston's Mission to France, 1801-1804 by 
A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America by 
The Louisiana Purchase by 
The Louisiana Purchase by 
The Louisiana Purchase and Westward Expansion by 
What's the Deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase by 
