Wilderness So Immense The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America

"[E]xuberant....Kukla's vivid fresco shifts from place to place....Myriad digressions threaten to drown the story in a sea of extraneous detail and drain it of its drama. But if Kukla's book is sometimes lacking in focus and deep political insight, his knowledgeable enthusiasm for his subject and the liveliness and breadth of his narrative make up for its shortcomings."Kukla, Jon is the author of 'Wilderness So Immense The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America', published 2003 under ISBN 9780375408120 and ISBN 0375408126.