By Julie M. Fenster
4 stars
This well written and interesting book tells the story of Thomas Jefferson's strategy of expanding America's boundaries and pushing European powers out of the way. Highlighting a cast of explorers who had courage and personality in spades. I liked how this book expounded on a very important part of the country's history and how Jefferson's ideas and ideology spurred it on. It is confounding to think how small America's borders were only a few hundred years ago and this account was very informative. I did find myself confusing the explorers, surveyors and Spanish officials and wished there was a names glossary to glance at but that is a small request and overall, I found this book immensely readable and entertaining. I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
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