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Louisiana, Napoleon and the United States

- An Autobiography of Pierre-Clement De Laussat
Af: Maurice Lebel Engelsk Paperback

Louisiana, Napoleon and the United States

- An Autobiography of Pierre-Clement De Laussat
Af: Maurice Lebel Engelsk Paperback
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This informative first-time translation of the autobiography of Pierre-Clement de Laussat (1756-1835), offers a portrait of the middle-man in the transaction of 1803 which gave the United States the Louisiana territory. The life of this ''transfer agent'' reads like a novel amply detailed with the love, pride, ambition, and courage that drove him to make a mark on history. Appointed by Napoleon in 1803 as Colonial Prefect for Louisiana and Commissioner General, Pierre-Clement de Laussat negotiated the cession of the Louisiana Territory to France from Spain and fended off the danger of foreign occupation and internal insurrections threatening Louisiana during the interim of the switch of control by the countries involved. It was he who represented France at the ceremonies of cession of Louisiana on December 20, 1803 and who received the French flag when it was lowered in Jackson Square to be replaced by the American colors. And it was he who continued to maintain peace in the newly-acquired territory until William C. Claiborn assumed governship for the United States. Translated with an introduction by Sister Agnes-Josephine Pastwa. Compiled by Sister Joan LaVerne Rutz.
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This informative first-time translation of the autobiography of Pierre-Clement de Laussat (1756-1835), offers a portrait of the middle-man in the transaction of 1803 which gave the United States the Louisiana territory. The life of this ''transfer agent'' reads like a novel amply detailed with the love, pride, ambition, and courage that drove him to make a mark on history. Appointed by Napoleon in 1803 as Colonial Prefect for Louisiana and Commissioner General, Pierre-Clement de Laussat negotiated the cession of the Louisiana Territory to France from Spain and fended off the danger of foreign occupation and internal insurrections threatening Louisiana during the interim of the switch of control by the countries involved. It was he who represented France at the ceremonies of cession of Louisiana on December 20, 1803 and who received the French flag when it was lowered in Jackson Square to be replaced by the American colors. And it was he who continued to maintain peace in the newly-acquired territory until William C. Claiborn assumed governship for the United States. Translated with an introduction by Sister Agnes-Josephine Pastwa. Compiled by Sister Joan LaVerne Rutz.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 226
ISBN-13: 9780819174482
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0819174483
Kategori: Opslagsværker og leksika
Udg. Dato: 12 okt 1989
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 153mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: University Press of America
Oplagsdato: 12 okt 1989
Forfatter(e): Maurice Lebel
Forfatter(e) Maurice Lebel

Kategori Opslagsværker og leksika

ISBN-13 9780819174482

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 226

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 153mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 12 okt 1989

Oplagsdato 12 okt 1989

Forlag University Press of America