There comes a moment when every young nation must prove its reliability. For the United States, that moment arrived in 1803. The Revolution was over, and the early republic was beginning to find its footing. Purchasing the Louisiana Territory would be the cost of securing a future. But it was the country’s first great financial leap – and the world was watching...

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