Seward's Folly
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Seward's Folly |
| After the astonishing purchase of Alaska for about 2 cents an acre, the public began to insult the purchase and the involvement by William Seward. The press and various newspaper companies started announcing Alaska as a worthless piece of real estate with its cold temperature, frozen waste land, and rugged terrain. Seward and the purchase later was termed "Seward's Folly" because of his part in the supposedly wasted purchase. He also received other ridicules as it was also called "Walrussia" and "Seward's icebox". Later William H. Seward left office and later died in 1872. Not soon after, it would be shown that this no-good wasted piece of land was rich and abundant in every area ranging from natural resources and numerous species of wild animals. |
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