This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: President’s Message to Congress.IntroductionLincoln’s Emancipation of
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Legacy of the Louisiana Purchase
Today's installment concludes The Louisiana Purchase,our selection from The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry S. Randall published in 1858. For
Agreement About Louisiana Reached
And let us not withhold from the Consul of France the credit which is due him for approaching and approving the proceedings of such a
Jefferson’s Diplomacy Impresses Napoleon
And let us not withhold from the Consul of France the credit which is due him for approaching and approving the proceedings of such a
Power Politics and Louisiana
But the question was, in commercial phrase, would the contest “pay”? Was it worth while to wage a war with so distant a power while the marine of
Napoleon’s Intrigues About Louisiana
By the secrecy and duplicity practiced relative to this object, it is clear to me that they apprehend some opposition on the part of America to their
Urgent Correspondence About Louisiana
. . . you may be able to impress on the Government of France the inevitable consequences of their taking possession of Louisiana. . . .Continuing
The Louisiana Purchase
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Disturbing Intelligence About Louisiana.IntroductionPresident Thomas
Wright Brothers Accomplishes First Manned Flight
Today's installment concludes The First Airplanes,the name of our combined selection from Charles F. Horne, Samuel Langley, and Alexander Graham