U.S. Secretary of State William H Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million. The deal was roundly ridiculed in the United States as “Seward’s folly.”
U.S. Secretary of State William H Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million. The deal was roundly ridiculed in the United States as “Seward’s folly.”