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...
| Publicado en: | Western Historical Quarterly Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 43 - 65 |
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