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The Nation's Crucible

The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America

By: Peter J. Kastor

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The Nation's Crucible

The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America

By: Peter J. Kastor

In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from France. This seemingly simple acquisition brought with it an enormous new territory as well as the country’s first large population of nonnaturalized Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and Francophone residents. What would become of those people dominated national affairs in the years that followed. This book chronicles that contentious period from 1803 to 1821, years during which people proposed numerous visions of the future for Louisiana and the United States. The Louisiana Purchase proved to be the crucible of American nationhood, Peter Kastor argues. The incorporation of Louisiana was among the most important tasks for a generation of federal policymakers. It also transformed the way people defined what it meant to be an American.

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Yale University Press

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030012824X

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9780300128246

William Clark's World

Describing America in an Age of Unknowns

By: Peter J. Kastor

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William Clark's World

Describing America in an Age of Unknowns

By: Peter J. Kastor

By examining the life and career of William Clark, this book explores how the North American West entered the American imagination. Clark was among the most important western officials of his generation, and he worked to represent the West during a period of tremendous uncertainty and change. Without ever calling himself a writer or an artist, Clark nonetheless drew maps, helped to produce books, drafted lengthy reports, surveyed the landscape, and wrote numerous journals that made sense of the West and its future for Americans who were fascinated by the region's potential but also fearful of its dangers. William Clark's World situates the descriptive words and pictures created by Clark and his contemporaries at the center of a discussion of western history and cultural development. The book casts new light on the familiar narrative of manifest destiny and on the nation's view of the West in the early nineteenth century. --Book Jacket.

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The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America

By: Peter J. Kastor

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The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America

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Rock & Roll Archaeologist

How I Chased Down Kurt's Stratocaster, the "Layla" Guitar, and Janis's Boa

By: Peter Blecha

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Rock & Roll Archaeologist

How I Chased Down Kurt's Stratocaster, the "Layla" Guitar, and Janis's Boa

By: Peter Blecha

Blecha's recollections of tracking down Hendrix's personal record collection and some of the world's most famous and obscure guitars, and of aiding Paul Allen in his quest to build a gallery devoted to Jimi Hendrix (which became the Experience Music Project). Blecha also includes a brief history of the Pacific Northwest's unique and vibrant rock music scene.

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228

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Seal Press

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1570614431

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9781570614439

Practical Echocardiography

By: Catherine A. Walsh,Peter Wilde

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Practical Echocardiography

By: Catherine A. Walsh,Peter Wilde

Practical Echocardiography is a highly illustrated guide to the principles and practice of echocardiography written by cardiologists, radiologists and radiographers for all healthcare professionals needing to learn the techniques and interpretative skills involved in the scanning of the heart. It includes discussion of the main applications of echocardiography in the diagnosis of acquired heart disease, but also has specialist chapters on less common techniques, such as transoesophageal echo and the use of echocardiography in the investigation of congenital heart disease. The combination of emphasis on technique as well as diagnosis makes this book especially valuable to trainee clinicians, be they cardiologists, cardiac surgeons or radiologists, as well as the radiographer who (especially in the UK) will often be the person to perform the investigation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1900151863

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9781900151863

William Clark's World

Describing America in an Age of Unknowns

By: Peter J. Kastor

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Describing America in an Age of Unknowns

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The Nation's Crucible

The Nation's Crucible

William Clark's World

William Clark's World

The Nation's Crucible

The Nation's Crucible

Rock & Roll Archaeologist

Rock & Roll Archaeologist

Practical Echocardiography

Practical Echocardiography

William Clark's World

William Clark's World

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