The Monroe Doctrine: A Complete History (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 3. 11. 2017 - Počet stran: 52 Excerpt from The Monroe Doctrine: A Complete History It was partly ih' pursuance of this policy that Presi dent Jefferson decided on the Louisiana purchase.tl1at portion of what is now almost the center of the United States, having already been ceded fronlspalll to France, was agam 1n danger of having its ownership transferred to another foreign nation. France, being at war with Eng land, would in all probability have had the Louisiana territory wrested from her. Jefferson by threatening to join England, was able to obtain that province from Napoleon for fifteen million dollars. Subsequent events proved the wisclom of Jefferson's action in procuring that magnificent domain for such a paltry sum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
