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They came to Alaska to investigate its resources and found a wealth of timber, ... Though the land was rich in natural resources and would prove to be a boon in fisheries and fur, the purchase met a dubious response from the American public. Critics of the purchase referred to it as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox.
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Alaska Purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alaska Purchase , historically also referred to as Seward's Folly , was the purchase of Alaska by the United States from the Russian Empire in 1867. The purchase, done at the behest of United ...
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[President Andrew Johnson]'s Secretary of State, William H. Seward negotiated the sale before he was authorized for the final amount of the agreement. ... What does sewards folly mean? What is sewards folly's cost? What was alaska called in 1901? What Is Sewards Folly's Capital? What does sewards folly refer to?
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ridiculed purchase of Alaska proved wise buy (1867). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 254] ... sewage sludge; sewage system; sewage treatment; Sewall, Samuel; Sewanee; Seward; Seward Peninsula; Seward's Folly; Seward's Folly Alaska; Seward, Anna; Seward, William H; Seward, William H.; Seward, William Henry; Sewell; Sewell, Anna;
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A Wisdom Archive on Seward's Folly ... Seward's Folly: Encyclopedia - William H. Seward ... Seward's Folly: Encyclopedia II - Seward Alaska - Demographics...
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Critics of the deal to purchase Alaska called it "Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox." Opposition to the purchase of Alaska subsided with the Klondike Gold Strike in 1896. ... Clinton, Susan. The Story of Seward's Folly. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1987. [Catalog Record]
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Opponents of the Alaska Purchase persisted in calling it "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" until 1896, when the great Klondike Gold Rush convinced even the harshest critics that Alaska was a valuable addition to the United States.
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William H. Seward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Henry Seward, Sr. (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was a Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. An out...
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