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Kennedy, Roger G.
Mr. Jefferson's lost cause : land, farmers, slavery, and
the Louisiana Purchase / Roger G. Kennedy
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-515347-2
1. Louisiana Purchase.
2. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743–1826—Views on slavery.
3. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743–1826—Influence.
4. United States—Territorial expansion.
5. United States—Politics and government—1775–1783.
6. United States—Politics and government—1783–1865.
7. Slavery—United States—Extension to the territories.
8. Plantation owners—United States—Political activity—History.
9. Family farms—United States—History.
10. Land settlement—Political aspects—United States—History.
I. Title.
E333 .K46 2003 973.4′6′092—dc21 2002027402

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