Myth of Seward's Folly.

The idea that the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 was unpopular with the American public and was mockingly referred to as "Seward's Folly" continues to be taught from the primary to the college level. This myth has served not only to inculcate a type of Alaskan exceptionalism, but also t...

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Published in:	Western Historical Quarterly Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 43 - 65
Main Author:	Hill, Michael A
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Spring2019
Subjects:	Alaska Purchase, 1867 Imperialism Russia-United States relations Alaska state history, 1867-1959 Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Russian colonization of the Americas
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