Publisher's Synopsis
This DVD package captures the 2003 Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Conference held in New Orleans. Filled with stimulating presentations, this production is a valuable addition to historians' collections. Featured highlights include Joseph Ellis's keynote address, "Jefferson and the Purchase"; John R. Hebert's reflections on The Collection's Charting Louisiana: Five Hundred Years of Maps; Peter H. Wood on "African Americans in the Purchase Territory"; Light T. Cummins on "Spanish- and English-Speaking Peoples in Louisiana before the Purchase"; closing remarks by John Boles; and selections from the conference's concert, "A Tribute to Louisiana's Musical Heritage."
