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In 1803, with the stroke of a pen, the United States practically doubled in size overnight. It was a bold, $15 million real estate deal that would shape the destiny of the young nation - but most of the people living in the territory didn't even know it had happened.


Dan Snow is joined by Professor Jacob Lee of Penn State University to explore how a single, secret deal became one of the most consequential turning points in modern history.


Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Tim Arstall.


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