WILLIAM H. SEWARD.; Mr. Seward and His Diplomacy His Services to the Country and His Positionin History. Share full article. Oct. 27, 1865.

William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872 Exhibition Label ... and he convinced Congress to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1867. In the late nineteenth century, Seward Square in the Southeast ...

Alaska was controversially purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. Critics called the transaction "Seward's Folly" after William Seward, the US secretary of state.

An early portrait of William Henry Seward, a member of Union's Class of 1820, ... He persisted and compromised by purchasing a 3,700-pound boulder dug from the Seward Highway in Alaska, ...

American Secretary of State William H. Seward, anxious to expand American Territory, signed a treaty for the sale on March 30, 1867, purchasing Alaska for 7.2 million dollars.

Charles Dana observed that Seward possessed a quality rare among lawyers, politicians or statesmen: "imagination." Which is why Seward realized the USA should buy Alaska from Russia in 1867.

Russia Gave Us a Discount on Alaska. Many ridiculed Secretary of State William Seward for purchasing Alaska from Russia in 1867. But he turned out to be quite the shrewd businessman.

The Apple TV+ series 'Manhunt' depicts all of the intended victims of the assassination plot which led to the death of Lincoln, including William H. Seward.