Benoit, Peter,  1955- <br/><br/>
The Louisiana Purchase / 
by Peter Benoit. 
 - 64 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Cornerstones of freedom .
 - Cornerstones of freedom. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index. 
<br/><br/>Growing pains -- Favored by fortune -- Mixed blessings -- Corps of Discovery. 
<br/><br/> Booklist, April 2012 
<br/><br/> Looks at the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 as a turning point in the history of the United States, relates the story of how the purchase of the land was negotiated with France, briefly chronicles the Lewis and Clark expedition, and discusses the effect of the expansion on the country and its people. 
<br/><br/> 7.0  3-6  930L  Lexile  V  Fountas 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780531230602 (lib. bdg.) 9780531281604 (pbk.) 9780329917401 (Follett bdg.) 0531230600 0531281604 0329917404 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011031342 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Louisiana Purchase--Juvenile literature.<br/>Louisiana Purchase.<br/>Louisiana Purchase.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E333  / .B46 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.4/6