Brief History of the Louisiana Territory (English Edition)

"The Spanish and Portuguese did most of the work of discovery and exploration by sea; the French were the most noted explorers by land and the most brilliant administrators over a widely extended territory and a diversified native population; and, while the English did little of the work of discovery and exploration, they were the most successful colonizers. With regard to the Mississippi valley, it may be said that the Spanish discovered it, the French explored it and conceived the idea of constructing therein a great empire, and the Anglo-Saxon settled it and developed resources and a population beyond anything of which the boldest French pioneer ever dreamed." - Walter Robinson Smith

Contents: La Salle and New France. New Orleans and French Louisiana. St. Louis and Spanish Louisiana. A Diplomatic Drama: The Great Purchase. Louisiana Territory under the United States.