In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn’t just a simple deal? It’s a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation’s ambitions.
The sale of Alaska to the United States triggered a good ... Chicago Evening Journal, April 1, 1867 "The paltry sum of $7,000,000 for a country nearly eight times as large as this state [Illinois ...
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017, Willie L. Iggiagruk Hensley, a visiting professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, wrote about ...
Yet, the author went there. She wrote, “When U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, he negotiated a price of $7.2 million — about $153 million today ...
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017, we asked William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, a visiting professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage ...