Seward's Folly and Alaska

ebook Expanding America

By Hex Kleinmartin

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In 1867, United States Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia. It was called "Seward's Folly" because Alaska was thought to be a frozen wasteland. Discover the circumstances and geopolitical effects of the Alaska purchase in Seward's Folly and Alaska.

Seward's Folly and Alaska