William H. Seward, Secretary of State 1861-69. (Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons) Unfortunately, the idea of Seward’s Folly as the actual response to the Alaska purchase is due to bad ...
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Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician with his eye on GreenlandPresident Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot.
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US bought a chunk of Russia for $7,000,000 - and Kremlin is threatening to take it backIn fact, William H. Seward was ridiculed by some for ... Politicians and journalists opposed to the Alaska Purchase called it ‘Seward’s Folly’ early on in negotiations.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, May 6, 1861. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The ...
January 8, 2025 at 5:06 p.m. ·9 min read On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, ...
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