The following references have been compiled for the theme of civics and American government.

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There are 6 records in the civics bibliography.

Bibliographic Record	Annotation	Interest Level	Contributor
Blumberg, Rhoda. What's the Deal? Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1998.	A dramatic retelling of the events surrounding the Louisiana Purchase, the people involved, the greed & double-dealing it induced, and what would have happened had Napoleon refused to sell it.	6th - 8th Grade,	Kenneth Drexler Digital Reference Specialist Library of Congress
Burgan, Michael. Louisiana Purchase, The. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2002.	Looks at the political and economic history of the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains which, when purchased by Jefferson in 1803, doubled the size of the United States and led the way to further expansion.	3rd - 5th Grade,	Kenneth Drexler Digital Reference Specialist Library of Congress
Cerami, Charles. Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Men behind the Louisiana Purchase. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2003.	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	Teacher's Resource, General Reference,	Kenneth Drexler Digital Reference Specialist Library of Congress
Corrick, James A.. Louisiana Purchase, The. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2001.	Examines the Louisiana Purchase, discussing the negotiation of the treaty with France, the formation of Louisiana, taking possession of the land, and the exploration, growth, and settlement of the territory.	9th - 12th Grade,	Kenneth Drexler Digital Reference Specialist Library of Congress
Kastor, Peter J. , editor. Louisiana Purchase: Emergence of an American Nation, The. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2002.	A new reference in the Landmark Events in U.S. History Series, the Louisiana Purchase is a combination of documents and analytical essays timed for the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase in 2003.	Teacher's Resource, General Reference,	Kenneth Drexler Digital Reference Specialist Library of Congress
Kennedy, Roger G.. Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause: Land, Farmers, Slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.	A sweeping, continent-wide reinterpretation of early US history; an enjoyable and provocative work, taking a novel approach but backing it with good documentation.	Teacher's Resource,	Kenneth Drexler Digital Reference Specialist Library of Congress