THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE: $300 MILLION FOR MY VOTE! Nov 22, 2009
Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase ... It was an awkward moment (not least because her figure is 20 times the original Louisiana Purchase price). (The Drudge Report)
Celeb autographs Nov 17, 2009
Included in the exhibit were the original Louisiana Purchase Treaty, Thomas Edison's 1879 patent application for the electric lamp and the instrument of surrender of the German High Command during World War II.. I thought Elvis belonged there, and persuaded the curators of the museum to accept his thank-you letter on loan. (CNN)
Polk: Forgotten Great Nov 13, 2009
He's practically a forgotten president, and yet he doubled the size of the U.S., a feat for which every American school child learns about Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase. Polk's acquisition makes the Louisiana Purchase pale in comparison. (Townhall.com)
Polk Country Nov 13, 2009
Riding with Scott s army was Polk s agent, Nicholas Trist, who would bring home a triumph rivaled only by the Louisiana Purchase. Trist was the chief clerk of the State Department under that devious secretary of state and future president James Buchanan, who ever had his eyes on the prize. (The American Conservative)
Founding Traitor Nov 12, 2009
By 1803, however, when Spanish forces were massing along the disputed border of the Louisiana Purchase in present-day Texas, and U.S. troops were diverted to the west to counter them, Burr seems to have settled on seizing defenseless New Orleans in preparation for invading Mexico ... The certainty of the national frontier drawn by Andrew Ellicott on 1798, the pride on the sudden doubling of the U.S. landmass through the Louisiana Purchase, and the guarantee of property rights under U.S. law that... (The American Conservative)
U.S. Mint to unveil nickel commemorating Lewis & Clark Nov 1, 2009
(Besides engineering the Louisiana Purchase that made westward expansion possible, Jefferson was the chief sponsor of the "Voyage of Discovery" that made Lewis and Clark famous. . (Yahoo News -- U.S. Currency & Coins)
Freedom and human rights derived from God Sep 25, 2009
In this case, the ones I am talking about are probably documented in London, England; and, the creditor for the Revolutionary War and for Louisiana Purchase goes by the name "THE CROWN.". You wrote, "I would imagine a tidy sum will have accrued.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Forecast: Bush's time in N.O. could come to a close after this season Sep 19, 2009
My guess is yes because the Saints will want to spend their money elsewhere on extensions for Jahri Evans, Lance Moore and the Louisiana Purchase (otherwise known as Drew Brees next contract) It s time to admit Reggie Bush is a specialty player. He can be a nightmare to defend in the passing game and is a dynamic punt returner (usually). (WWLTV.com, LA)
Ruiz: Obama as teacher-in-chief Sep 9, 2009
He co-authored the Declaration of Independence and helped America become a global power by engaging Europe and transacting the Louisiana Purchase. Was he perfect. (CNN -- US)
Clark's Hill remains much the same as when famed explorers passed Sep 4, 2009
The men camped there for three nights as they traveled westward to document the land acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Whether by fate or happenstance, this area, now named Clark's Hill for the historical journal keeper, has escaped development and, in 2002, it was donated by its previous owners, William and Carol Norton, of Jefferson City, to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and developed as a state park and historical site. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
And so the crisis ends - not with a bang but a whimper Aug 31, 2009
Adjusted for inflation, the cost of the US banking bail-out, according to Barry Ritholtz, is more than what was spent on the Marshall Plan, the Louisiana Purchase, the moon race, the savings and loan crisis, the Korean War, the New Deal, the invasion of Iraq, NASA, and the Vietnam War put together. That has to have some impact. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
This land is whose land? (1448) Aug 26, 2009
doctordcoq wrote on Aug 24, 2009 11:37 PM:not the louisiana purchase- in those days the Oregon Country was part of the British Empire until they voted by stepping over a log at what is now Champoig(sp)state park ... Just An Observer wrote on Aug 24, 2009 10:33 PM:The Louisiana Purchase covered the drainage area of the Mississippi River system ... John_CF wrote on Aug 24, 2009 11:18 AM:My history reminds me that the Coos Bay waterfront was a part of the Louisiana Purchase via which France sold... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Just Swipe That Card Aug 17, 2009
" Cash Cow wrote on Aug 14, 2009 1:24 PM:" You forgot 1 - The Louisiana Purchase Card also pays out cash when needed. " WRITE A COMMENT Use the form below to post a brief comment related to this story. Use the word count tool to assist you in keeping your remarks to 100 words or fewer. Comments must be approved by an editor or the publisher before appearing on the Web site but are not verified for accuracy nor have we verified the identity of any person supposedly posting an comment. Please... (New Iberia, LA)
Five Years @ The Bootleg! Aug 6, 2009
"RMOTKING" has yet to write a post on the Current Events board without a preemptive apology for something wholly innocuous, "MizzouCard" has yet to write a post in under 500 words ("Mizzou", if you ever start a Twitter feed, I would LOVE to subscribe just to see if you can pull it off) and "Emeritus" is more than happy to tell you about that great football team we had in 1852, who on this day 157 years ago, pulled off the upset of upsets against Louisiana Purchase U. On the Current Events board,... (TheBootleg.com)
The Food Stamp Program Jul 24, 2009
Cajunator wrote on Jul 20, 2009 9:19 AM:" If you can't get food stamps, then just go to the grocery store in Jeanerette, Baldwin, or Franklin.There are always several crackheads standing around offering to pay for your groceries with there Louisiana Purchase cards in exchange for half the value in cash. You'll get your groceries at half price, and they get to buy their crack.Everyone's happy. Only in America! Keep working hard... Someone needs to pay for their crack habit! ". Goverment is a joke... (New Iberia, LA)
Wanted: large tarpon Jul 23, 2009
I'd heard folk tales about the French fur traders who had been working the area long before the Louisiana Purchase was made and Lewis and Clark did their exploring. Once they had all the furs they could transport -- bales of beaver, fox, wolf, deer, elk, badger and buffalo-- they would load everything aboard rafts to make their way down major rivers, such as the Yellowstone, Missouri and Mississippi, to the closest point of "civilization" in the 1700s. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Why no stipulations on food stamp purchases?? Jul 22, 2009
iT Happens wrote on Jul 17, 2009 9:12 AM:" I understand the frustration, just last week I was waiting at the checkout line. Two women were unloading TWO carts full of fruits, fruit juices melons and other items. Given the quantities they were purchasing this was obviously for some sort of celebration. This was confirmed by the conversation these women were having with the cashier. Seems these items were for a fruit punch they were making for a wedding reception. The total came close to $200.00.... (New Iberia, LA)
Czars, Czars, Czars Jul 20, 2009
For example, he needs to apologize to Spain for the Spanish-American War, to Mexico for accepting Texas into the Union, to France for underpaying for the Louisiana Purchase and to the rest of the world for our basketball teams performance at the 2004 Olympics. I am sure there is enough work here to carry through at least four years of his presidency. (Townhall.com)
State, Libert negotiating over Le Griffon Jul 16, 2009
The ship in question was built in the late-1600s by Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, a man instrumental in the Louisiana Purchase. No comments posted. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
History professor specializes in St. Louis Jul 16, 2009
April-December 1904: Officially titled the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the fair is an ambitious undertaking done by locals. The fair had "something for everyone," and was a huge success-plus the city got clean water. (The Current Online, MO)
Royal remnants of the plains Some herds survive near extinction, but days of regal glory long gone Jul 14, 2009
The new territory, added to the young United States by President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase, was teeming with flora and fauna that could meet the needs of Americans as they moved west into the frontier. Today, the swarming herds of buffalo are gone, replaced by small herds managed in state parks or private ranches. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
U.S. Mint to unveil nickel commemorating Lewis & Clark Jul 5, 2009
(Besides engineering the Louisiana Purchase that made westward expansion possible, Jefferson was the chief sponsor of the "Voyage of Discovery" that made Lewis and Clark famous. . (Yahoo News -- U.S. Currency & Coins)
Firecracker of a quiz: Test your knowledge of American history Jul 4, 2009
The Louisiana Purchase. More Stories from Features. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Napoleon artifacts on display in Philadelphia Jun 29, 2009
And they can see the gilt leather portfolio that carried the signed Louisiana Purchase, Napoleon s $15 million sale of 828,000 square miles of the New World to the United States in 1803, which doubled the size of the young nation at a cost of less than five cents an acre. The exhibition traces Napoleon s military exploits in Egypt, his conquests throughout Europe, his disastrous invasion of Russia, his first exile to Elba from which he escaped to wage a fierce Hundred Days campaign that ended... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lewis and Clark exhibit travels to New Bloomfield Jun 16, 2009
Two centuries ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed through Missouri as part of their 7,000-mile trek to study the Indian tribes, plants, animals and terrain of the recently acquired Louisiana Purchase. For the next two months, a detailed description of that journey will be on display at the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society through the Lewis and Clark Across Missouri exhibit on loan from the Missouri State Archives. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Kent Library Capitalizes On Its Presidential Status Jun 5, 2009
" Polk's additions to the United States were the second largest in the nation's history, the first being Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase, which added 828,800 square miles of French territory. Jefferson recognized that the Mississippi was "the spine of America," Dr. Brinkley said, and dispatched the Louis and Clark expedition and the lesser-known explorations of Zebulon Pike. The historian had words of praise for the unassuming Harry Truman. He mentioned some of the things that happened on... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
States can't secede from the Union May 29, 2009
danielh wrote on May 28, 2009 10:01 PM:" Giovanina: The debt to which I am referring is the funding to fight the Revolutionary, and then later, with the same European banking creditor, the Louisiana Purchase. ". danielh wrote on May 28, 2009 9:38 PM:" wtf: I'm sticking with my story.I can concede that the article might not be written very well; however, the content is there, and everybody has a choice of whether or not to learn.I've been studying it for a very long time. One diversionary... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'Bailout Nation' Author Rips $14T Rescue May 28, 2009
Bailout Nation': Barry Ritholtz Takes on Citigroup, Chrysler and Other Companies - ABC News. Bailout Nation': Barry Ritholtz Takes on Citigroup, Chrysler and Other Companies. (ABC News -- Business)
Bradley’s Buzz: “With the 19th pick, the Hawks take …” May 22, 2009
The trade (hosing we took) for that Tech skunk will go down as the biggest steal (for the Rangers) since the Louisiana Purchase not since then has one party given so much to another party while receiving so little in return. Rent-a-Player trades have never worked out for the Braves. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Ground broken for Masonic Monument at Green Tree Tavern (6) May 19, 2009
For some four years after the Louisiana Purchase, the westernmost Lodge on the American continent was the appropriately named Western Star Lodge 105, which was located at Kaskaskia. However, some dozen members of the Lodge actually lived on the west bank of the Mississippi. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
President of Everything Apr 17, 2009
U.S. presidents have been acting outside the explicit bounds of their constitutional mandates from the Adams and Jefferson eras Alien and Sedition Acts, Louisiana Purchase through Lincoln, Wilson, Roosevelt, and Johnson to Bush and now Obama. The story of the decay and destruction of constitutional limits on power is as old as the Republic itself. (The American Conservative)
Government spending, taxes protested in Lodi (7) Apr 17, 2009
danielh wrote on Apr 17, 2009 1:02 AM:" Cogito: The reason I asked about the Louisiana Purchase is that it was amongst one of the debts that was assumed by a public-registered corporation called "United States of America," and that debt was not paid until 1999.I believe "United States of America" is registered as a PUBLIC entity in London, England. It was created for the sole purpose of assuming liability for the debt (before the Louisiana Purchase).What's spooky about the year 1999 and the... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Is Notre Dame Still Catholic? Apr 2, 2009
"The war was inconclusive--status quo ante bellum--no need to really dwell much into that war. "some coverage of the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark are only covered so we can of course point out that they couldn't have done their thing without the help of a female "native" American. " Outside of saying it doubled the size of the US what more do you want them to say and Lewis and Clark couldn't have done their thing without her help. Should we include Lewis killing himself on the Natchez... (Townhall.com)
Justice Department supports state in ceded-lands dispute Apr 1, 2009
"Ever since the Louisiana Purchase, this (U.S. Supreme) Court has held that when the United States acquires territory, determination of the ceding sovereign's ability to pass valid title is a matter for the political branches, bound up with the power to recognize governments and make treaties," the brief said. The brief also says the federal government and the state have maintained the trust lands for more than a century and "used the income to better the lot of all Hawaiians, including Native... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Foster Farms invests in South Mar 26, 2009
Louisiana purchase spares 1,300 jobs. By John Holland (0) Text Size. (Modesto Bee, CA)
'Bold Endeavors' is a breezy manifesto for government thinking big Mar 18, 2009
Rohatyn's first case study, about the Louisiana Purchase, opens with a naked Napoleon bawling out his brothers from his bathtub. Another vivid anecdote recalls the controversy in 1810 over whether to build the Erie Canal, when one enraged farmer greeted the canal's planning commissioners by tossing his pitchfork at them. (Boston Globe)
Bringing the Boone Legend to Light Mar 14, 2009
(Decades later in 1800, the Spanish made a secret treaty of their own returning the land to France, thus leading to the Louisiana Purchase in 1804. . (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Milton, You Have Got to Be Kidding! Mar 12, 2009
I think of the University of Washington and its ownership of land in Seattle; the oil reserves we have in Alaska that belong to the state; the ski resorts in Aspen, Snowmass and Vail in Colorado, along with the mountains that host the activity; and the Louisiana Purchase which created untold wealth. Do I, or anyone, really believe that 90% of America's wealth is owned by so few. (Townhall.com)
A Moment in Oregon History Mar 12, 2009
He worked out an arrangement with the North West Company that allowed him to expand his fur buying operation into the interior regions, and when the United States obtained the Louisiana Purchase, Astor expanded into the Pacific Northwest. His employees established Fort Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River but the enterprise was never successful and was sold. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Cablevision: Lewis & Clark for Canoe? Mar 7, 2009
And what would the Louisiana Purchase represent. That sound you hear is a metaphor begging for mercy. (Multichannel News)
Why should my generation pay for the greed of politicians and big business? Mar 5, 2009
President Odumas bailout will cost, after being adjusted for inflation, MORE than the Marshall Plan, Louisiana Purchase, the moonshot, S&L bailout, Korean War, New Deal, Vietnam War, Iraq War, and the LIFETIME budget of NASA, COMBINED. That means "all added together" Nextel. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Putting the economic rescue in perspective Mar 4, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009. How does the government's package of bank bailouts, loans and economic stimulus plans compare with government spending in earlier periods of distress. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
BOB HERBERT: Stimulus is key to reviving America Mar 2, 2009
"From the Louisiana Purchase and the Erie Canal, through the creation of the Land Grant colleges, to the interstate highways and the GI Bill, government investment was pivotal," he said. His new book, "Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now," opens with the stark phrase: "The nation is falling apart.". (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Obama's Stimulus Feb 25, 2009
(The TARP alone is bigger than virtually any other US government endeavor dating back to the Louisiana Purchase). More- "the 1,000-plus page act that all admit no member of Congress read before passage". (Townhall.com)
Washington's Greatest Stimulus Projects Feb 24, 2009
These include the Louisiana Purchase, the Erie Canal, the transcontinental railroad, and the Rural Electrification Administration ... Even the Louisiana Purchase, now seen as an historic bargain, faced strong opposition from many in Congress who felt it was too expensive and would dilute the influence of the original states. (BusinessWeek)
Monumental egos Feb 22, 2009
In fact, it's especially the mediocre and poor ones who aren't fools; the great ones tend to be those who do things that initially seem foolish (a Louisiana Purchase, an Emancipation Proclamation, a challenge to tear down the Berlin Wall). And who among us doesn't want a monument or memorial. (Boston Globe)
Presidents' Day: Mattress sales and presidential rankings Feb 22, 2009
The dark side of Jefferson has tended recently to eclipse such minor achievements as the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, the Virginia Statute for Religious Liberty and the University of Virginia ... It was Adams who squared off what became North Dakota in 1818, at the 49th parallel, instead of leaving the watershed boundary of the Louisiana Purchase in place. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Happy birthday, Lincoln Feb 17, 2009
Harold Reimann wrote on Feb 16, 2009 1:40 PM:" Since the war was Lincoln's and the Republican/Abolitionist Party's fault, I put Lincoln LAST! Washington first, Polk 2nd before Jefferson because Polk had to fight for Texas, California and the SW and also made a treaty with England for the NW. Jefferson only had to pay 15 million for the Louisiana Purchase. 4th - FDR, 5th - Truman (for the bomb), then Teddy Roosevelt, John Adams, James Madison Monroe (for the Constitution and Monroe Doctrine).... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
"BOLD ENDEAVORS" Feb 15, 2009
He offers 10 case studies of the government thinking big and - more or less - executing those public works projects correctly: From the audacious Louisiana Purchase to the construction of the Erie and Panama Canals and the Interstate Highway System to the enactment of the Homestead Act. Conservatives should take note: When it comes to big infrastructure, there's no escaping a big government role. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Letters to the Editor (Feb. 8) Feb 12, 2009
Albany Democrat Herald: Opinions. Last modified: Monday, February 9, 2009 10:40 AM PST. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Using Maps to Teach History Feb 10, 2009
Whether learning about the Louisiana Purchase, Italian Unification, or the Vietnam War, students will never be able to fully appreciate the role of geography without a good map. Geography highlights the rise and fall of civilizations and empires. (Suite101.com)
French claim long lost ship Le Griffon Feb 8, 2009
Libert has been hunting for the ship, which was built by Rene Sieur De Le Salle a man integral to the Louisiana Purchase back in the late 1600s, for nearly three decades; but, it wasn t until several years ago when he attempted to have his group named as custodians of the potential wreckage site that he was met with resistance by some officials in the State of Michigan. The State of Michigan, late in 2008, held a short period open for claimants to file wherein it placed two newspaper... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Valley woman loved hometown of New Orleans Feb 8, 2009
She was a proud New Orleans native and told stories of how her mother's side of the family had been involved in the Louisiana Purchase. New Orleans was where she loved and where she wanted to be when she died. (AZCentral)
