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- catalog abstract "Recounts how explorers discovered the Mississippi region and discusses the political, economic, and social factors that led to the Louisiana Purchase.".
- catalog contributor b9253025.
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Valley History To 1803.".
- catalog created "[1974]".
- catalog date "1974".
- catalog date "[1974]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1974]".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 370-381.".
- catalog description "Part I: Discovery -- Phantom river -- The mist rises-a little -- The paths of glory... -- ...Lead but to the grave -- Iberville's Mardi Gras -- Chaos in paradise -- Noble swindler -- The frustrations of Bienville -- Approach to the Rockies -- Part II: The purchase -- The westering English -- France loses an empire -- Spain gets a lemon -- Thomas Jefferson: land developer -- Four Nations: one river -- Treaty trouble and-worse-Monsieur Genet -- The tightrope walkers -- The chancellor's great adventure -- Bonaparte makes up his mind -- Fait accompli -- Epilogue.".
- catalog description "Recounts how explorers discovered the Mississippi region and discusses the political, economic, and social factors that led to the Louisiana Purchase.".
- catalog extent "xix, 396 p.".
- catalog identifier "0316807664".
- catalog issued "1974".
- catalog issued "[1974]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston, Little, Brown".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley History To 1803.".
- catalog subject "973.4/6".
- catalog subject "F352 .S75".
- catalog subject "Louisiana Purchase.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part I: Discovery -- Phantom river -- The mist rises-a little -- The paths of glory... -- ...Lead but to the grave -- Iberville's Mardi Gras -- Chaos in paradise -- Noble swindler -- The frustrations of Bienville -- Approach to the Rockies -- Part II: The purchase -- The westering English -- France loses an empire -- Spain gets a lemon -- Thomas Jefferson: land developer -- Four Nations: one river -- Treaty trouble and-worse-Monsieur Genet -- The tightrope walkers -- The chancellor's great adventure -- Bonaparte makes up his mind -- Fait accompli -- Epilogue.".
- catalog title "So vast, so beautiful a land; Louisiana and the Purchase.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".