{"product_id":"louisiana-purchase-9780689864438","title":"Louisiana Purchase","description":"\u003cb\u003eUncharted Territory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from the French for $15,000,000. The purchase made President Jefferson's dream of extending the U.S. west of the Mississippi River come true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the much larger United States had difficult questions to answer: How would Louisiana be governed? How would it be divided into states? Would those states be free states or slave states? What would happen to the Native Americans? It would take over one hundred years, a war over slavery, and the creation of thirteen new states before these questions could be answered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eComport, Sally Wern:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sally Wern Comport has illustrated numerous picture books and novels, including \u003ci\u003eLove Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs (as told by his niece)\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBrave Margaret: An Irish Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mt. Rushmore\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Spy Mice series. She has also translated her picture making skills to various large-scale public, private, and institutional artworks. Sally lives with her husband and two daughters in Annapolis, Maryland, where she operates Art at Large Inc. Learn more at ArtAtLargeInc.com.","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514309382418,"sku":"9780689864438","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bde61a4-aa26-4d05-8327-77399c136f27.jpg?v=1730979062","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/louisiana-purchase-9780689864438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}