Alaska Dispatch News7d
‘Seward’s Folly’ is a myth. Spread the word.
The prevailing narrative of the Alaska purchase, pushed in history textbooks for decades, doesn’t reflect public opinion at the time more than 150 years ago.
Smithsonian Magazine27d
Why Is Santa From the North Pole? Here’s How the Legend Originated and Why Different Towns Lay Claim to It
But the fact that it was over 1,700 miles from it, smack in the heart of interior Alaska, was a minor detail ... In 1866, Nast’s cartoon Santa Claus and His Works featured the words ...
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining ...
SFGate12d
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
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 ...
Times Union11d
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, University of Alaska Anchorage (THE CONVERSATION) President-elect Donald Trump is again signaling his interest in Greenland through a series of provocative statements ...