Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of Alaska, a place so ...

William Seward – rightly – receives plenty of ... So while it’s generally regarded that the Alaska Purchase was not ‘Seward’s Folly’, would it be fair to say that it was someone ...

1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal ridiculed by critics as “Seward’s Folly.” ...

They include: -- William Seward, U.S. secretary of state whose purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million was called "Seward's Folly," in 1801 -- Banker Levi Morton, U.S. vice ...

Many ridiculed Secretary of State William Seward for purchasing Alaska from Russia in 1867. But he turned out to be quite the shrewd businessman. National Treasure: Amelia Earhart Designed a New ...

Charles Walker Raymond’s six-month mission in 1869 resulted in not only in the establishment of America’s newest trading post ...

Many ridiculed Secretary of State William Seward for purchasing Alaska from Russia in 1867. But he turned out to be quite the shrewd businessman. A Flight Through the Universe The Incredible ...