City History: New Orleans 1.11: Louisiana Purchase
Jul 11, 2024
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France secretly reacquires Louisiana, but only for a couple years. After military catastrophe in Haiti, Napoleon sells Louisiana to the United States. New Orleans's fate is changed forever.
READ MORE:
A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America by Jon Kukla
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
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