{"product_id":"louisiana-purchase-2","title":"Louisiana Purchase","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new reference series, \u003cem\u003eLandmark Events in U.S. History,\u003c\/em\u003e uses both contributed essays from eminent scholars and excerpts of primary source documents with explanatory headnotes to focus on critical events in American political history and explain how it came about and why it continues to play such a vital role in the history and political evolution of the United States. The first three books in the series are \u003cem\u003eMarbury versus Madison, The Louisiana Purchase,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Louisiana Purchase\u003c\/em\u003e combines documents and analytical essays timed for the bicentennial year in 2003. This timely collection will explain: \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow and why the United States acquired the massive territory that more than doubled the size of the country \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe profound social and political changes that came in the wake of the Purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eits impact on such far reaching topics like the Constitution, slavery, federalism, political behavior, nation building, transportation, the media, and global affairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow major historical figures like Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and James Madison, were influenced by the Purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247089668440,"sku":"9781568027067","price":132.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781568027067.jpg?v=1777789822","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/louisiana-purchase-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}