The Louisiana Purchase Occurred in 1803

American diplomats Robert Livingston and James Monroe crafted an agreement with Napoleon Bonaparte, effectively doubling the size of the United States. The Louisiana Territory became fifteen states, purchased for about $18 per square mile. The deal prevented Napoleon from sailing his fleet into New Orleans and seizing more than 800,000 square miles to build his western empire. But what actually stopped him? A gripping novel goes behind the scenes of what happened in the crucial time leading up to this landmark event in American history, available in time for the holidays. If someone on your Christmas list enjoys history wrapped in a political thriller, then sign up for the newsletter to be notified when K.S. McClure’s The Purchase is available (audio book, e-book and print.)

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