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Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Men behind the Louisiana Purchase Paperback – March 1, 2004

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A New York Times Bestseller! The fascinating story of how four great men fought for the Louisiana Purchase, changing the future of our nation.

Jefferson's Great Gamble tells the incredible story of how four leaders of an upstart nation―Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Livingston―risked the future of their country and their own careers; outwitted Napoleon Bonaparte, the world's most powerful ruler; and secured a new future for the United States of America.

For two years before the Louisiana Purchase, the nine principal players in the deal watched France and the United States approach the brink of war over the most coveted spot on the planet: a bustling port known as New Orleans. And until the breakthrough moment when a deal was secured, the men who steered their countries through the tense and often beguiling negotiations knew only that the futures of both nations were at stake.

Jefferson's Great Gamble is an extraordinary work that redefines one of the most important and overlooked events in American history. To read Jefferson's Great Gamble is to experience the tense days and nights leading to a decision that changed the face of the world. From the early American infighting to the heated French negotiations to the battle needed years later to secure the purchase, this new history is a story of dedicated men, each driven by love of country, who created an event that Robert Livingston called "the noblest work of our lives."

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Charles Cerami is the author of the New York Times extended bestseller, Jefferson's Great Gamble (Sourcebooks, 2003), which tells the story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase. He is also the author of Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot, among others. Cerami lives in Washington, D.C.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (March 1, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1402202407
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1402202407
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.82 x 9 inches

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Good reading for history junkie

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The Louisiana Purchase was more involved than the "Napoleon plopped it in Jefferson's lap" history bite we all learned. If you have ever lived alongside the Mississippi River, it makes you think about what it would be like if the other riverbank was another country.

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Good story

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I like history and enjoyed reading this. It's laid out well and is an easy read. If you know anyone who likes to read about early American history this book should satisfy them.

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I really like this bookseller. They are quick, efficient, reasonably priced and customer oriented. This is interesting to any history buff about the Louisiana Purchase.

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Leadership and vision

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You think you know this story but how it happened and the strategic importance to what would become Amertica is excellently told

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Jose

great example of US diplomacy at work

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a very easy and quick read that highlights US diplomacy and how diplomats interact on the global stages with lessons to be learned for today.

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Charles Cerami's work of diplomatic history, "Jefferson's Great Gamble, The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Men behind the Louisiana Purchase" is a fine piece that traces the talks that led to the largest peaceful acquisition of real estate in American history. As opposed to a military history, with all the drama of contingency that it implies, diplomatic history can easily be dry and dull as men sit around and talk. Cerami's work doesn't fall into this trap. Rather, the author highlights the tensions that existed not only between France and the USA, but also between Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Livingston, as well as those between Napoleon, Talleyrand, and other, less well known Frenchmen who contributed to the deal. This book expertly offers a window into the early 19th century and how affairs were conducted. For instance, the problems of diplomacy are highlighted, as when King George III of Britain learned of the deal weeks before Jefferson. This of course is a grim foreshadow of the peace that ended the War of 1812, which was signed weeks before the Battle of New Orleans. Cerami doesn't conclude his work with the conclusion of the deal. Rather, he sees fit to take the narrative to that last epic battle of the 1812 war, perhaps to add the drama of military history unnecessarily to this already engaging work of diplomatic history. One would have appreciated more about Jefferson's role in the affair, as he seems largely marginalized by Madison's machinations. The passages dealing with Jefferson's real or feigned desire to seek a constitutional amendment giving him the power to accept the deal are quite enjoyable and educational, but one would have preferred a deeper analysis of the president's motives in this move. In all, this is great book for those new to the subject of the Louisiana Purchase or the early republic in general.

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