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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Benjamin Franklin High School is a public magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", this school should not be confused with Franklin High School in Franklin, Louisiana. Ben Franklin was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children. In 1990, it moved to its current location on the campus of the University of New Orleans (UNO) in the Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of Orleans Parish, near Lake Pontchartrain. The school was damaged by several feet of flood water due to Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, and efforts to reopen to school were covered by nationwide news agencies. Although the school is part of the Orleans Parish School District, it operates as a charter school under UNO. Ben Franklin has a selective admissions process, and according to CBS News is a "magnet for the city's smart and motivated students." It has been named a Blue Ribbon School three times by the U.S. Department of Education, and was ranked 16 on the 2009 "America's Best High Schools" list by U.S. News ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Excellent, flowing narrative.
What's The Deal is 144 pages with about 60 illustrations taking up a half page or full page.These are paintings, ink drawings, and newspaper cartoons.The book begins with a six page list of a "case of characters," with a 2-sentence thumbnail description of each, for example, Rene-Robert La Salle (French explorer who claimed the Louisiana Territory in 1682), James Madison and Robert Livingston (negotiated the Louisiana Purchase Treaty), King Louis XV (gave Louisiana Territory to Spain, that is, to his cousin King Charles III of Spain), and Napoleon (took back the Louisiana Territory and sold it to the U.S.).

Although What's The Deal was written for the "school market," the writing style is never condescending, and there is plenty for any adult to learn.

SPAIN RULES OVER LOUISIANA TERRITORY.At the outset, we learn that the French kings, King Louis XIV and XV, as well as King Charles III failed to see any real value of the Louisiana Territory.We learn of the first three Spanish governors of the Louisiana Territory, Don de Ulloa, "Bloody" O'Reilly, and Don de Unzaga.

BAD BEHAVIOR OF FRENCH.We learn of Edmond Genet of France, sent as a minister to the U.S.He arrived in the U.S. in 1793, and commissioned some privately owned ships, and tried to capture Spanish ships and English ships.Genet's goal was to enlist U.S. citizens to liberate Louisiana from the Spain, for the benefit of France.Eventually, everybody (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and French government) got disgusted with Genet, and the French gave up on its plot and recalled Genet.

MORE BAD BEHAVIOR OF FRENCH.But the French kept up their badbehavior, and seized American ships and raided American commerce.The French asked the U.S. for bribes, in order to bring the French raids to a halt (this was called the XYZ affair).This was in 1798.In November 9, 1799, Napoleon conducted his coup d'etat.

FRANCE GETS BACK THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY.In 1800, Spain transferred the Louisiana Territory to France.The exchange was supposed to be as follows.The agreement was for Napoleon to give the Kingdom of Etruria (part of northern Italy) to Spain, and Spain was to hand over the Louisiana Territory.But as it turned out, Napoleon kept hold of Etruria.

FRANCE HAS BAD LUCK WITH NEW WORLD TERRITORIES.At this time, Toussaint L'Overture, a former slave, led an uprising against the French in St.Domingue (Haiti) and drove out the French by way of a slave rebellion.At this time, St.Domingue was, for France, and extremely valuable source of sugar, cotton, and indigo.Napoleon's wife, Josephine, had been born on the nearby island of Martinique, and her family owned a plantation on St.Domingue.To view the big picture, what we see is a former slave defeating Napoleon, a man famed for taking command of Austria, Poland, and Italy.

FRANCE SELLS LOUISIANA TERRITORY TO U.S.In spring of 1803, Napoleon needed money to wage war against Egypt and the English.So he decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.The price was 15 million dollars, and to get the money, Jefferson borrowed 15 million dollars from an English bank.The goal of the English was to ensure that the French would never own territory south of Canada, while the French goal was to get money to fight the English.The treaty of the Louisiana Purchase was signed in May 1803, and two months later, Jefferson sent Louis and Clark to explore the new territory.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sacred Heart High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Ville Platte, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette. Ville Platte is a city in and the parish seat of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,145 at the 2000 census. Its name is derived from the French ville plate, or "flat town."The area around Ville Platte appears to have been first settled during the last half of the eighteenth century, when Louisiana was under Spanish rule. The earliest record of settlement in the immediate area of Ville Platte was in the 1780s. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Woodlawn High School (commonly Woodlawn or WHS) is a public high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It serves the southeast Baton Rouge area's public school needs for grades 9-12 and its 2006 enrollment was 1095 students. It is one of the 15 public high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District.Woodlawn requires that students register for a schedule of 7 classes per day. They offer a mix of courses and credits to prepare students for college or vocational training. The school offers honors classes in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies as well as advanced placement calculus. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on July 10, 2010. The length of the article is 546 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Masoli might join UO transfers.(Football Oregon)(Two ex-Ducks unite at Division II school; Masoli eyes Louisiana)
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Catholic High School of New Iberia, Louisiana, was opened in 1957 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and is located on De La Salle Drive, a road named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the man who founded the Brothers in 1680. De la Salle, an innovator in the field of education, was canonised by the Catholic Church on 24 May, 1900,and in 1950 Pope Pius XII declared him to be the Patron Saint of teachers. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Captain Shreve High School (CSHS) is one of the largest high schools in Shreveport, LA. The school is a three-story circular building built in the round. The school gained national attention when Captain Shreve alum and author Will Clarke wrote about his high school experience in the essay "How to Kill a Boy that Nobody Likes". The story, published in Simon ... Read more

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Subtitle: Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Education, Sanitary Regulations of the State Board of Health and the Important Decisions of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Relative to SchoolsGeneral Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1911Subjects: Educational law and legislationLaw / Educational Law ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Clovis Crawfish introduces Raoul Raccoon to the other animals in his Louisiana bayou. ... Read more

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clovis book
My 4-year-old son loves Clovis Crawfish.This book as a lot more French than the book Clovis Crawfish and Ecko Gecko, which I love. ... Read more

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The Pocket Guide is a great way to teach students about your state! Each section is color coded for easy recognition. Riddles, recipes, and surprising facts make this guide a delight. ... Read more

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Introduces the geography, history, people, industries, and other highlights of Louisiana. ... Read more

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Great book for elementary students
I bought this for my son so he could do his school report on the State of Louisiana. It's a perfect book for this.Nicely written, nice photographs, plenty of detail for the level he needed. ... Read more