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Official letter books of W.C.C. Claiborne, 1801-1816 (Volume VI)

Official letter books of W.C.C. Claiborne, 1801-1816 (Volume VI)

Rowland, Dunbar

Paperback

Literary CriticismGeneral SociologyGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9389247861
ISBN13: 9789389247862
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 474
Weight: 1.32
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before Louisiana was a state, it was a negotiation. History speaks here, in ink. Official Letter Books of W.C.C. Claiborne, 1801-1816 (Volume VI) gathers the day-to-day directives and deliberations of the first American governor of the territory and state, written at a moment when law, language, and allegiance were still being defined along the Mississippi. Edited by Dunbar Rowland, this historical letter collection forms part of a complete correspondence collection that places primary source documents in your hands. You see the Louisiana territorial government at work: appointments, courts, militia, commerce, land claims, and diplomacy, all converging in New Orleans governance and the wider river parishes. Set squarely in the Louisiana Territory 1801-1816, the papers reveal the pressures of the Jeffersonian era United States and the tightening demands of War of 1812 correspondence, offering a vivid lens on early American political history and Mississippi Valley history. It is a dependable academic research reference, yet it also rewards unhurried reading, where policy becomes personal and decisions carry human weight. For family historians, names, petitions, and disputes make it strong genealogy local history sources, with leads that point to people otherwise lost to summary histories. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a worthy companion to any library of American documentary classics, for the desk, the seminar table, and the collector's shelf, year after year.

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