In 1803, the United States nearly doubled in size when it bought the Louisiana Territory in a deal that shaped history. American diplomats Robert Livingston and James Monroe purchased the Louisiana ...

President Obama defended a controversial healthcare provision today that opponents say is intended to buy the vote of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.). The so-called “Louisiana purchase” would give extra ...

A comprehensive resource for the general public, educators, students, and researchers that tells the story of the Louisiana purchase through more than 100 maps, documents, and color paintings, ...

Every schoolchild learns about the Louisiana Purchase, the real estate deal that transferred the vast French colony to the United States in 1803 and transformed the nation in the process. Far fewer ...