He was Secretary of state and was responsible for arranging the purchase.
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The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox." The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox."
America's purchase of Alaska The purchase of Alaska Sec. of State Seward from Russia. It was thought that there was lillte to nothing in Alaska to warrent the purchase. Discoveries of gold and oil have shown his detracters wrong.
United States Secretary of State William H. Seward was mocked for the purchase of Alaska, which was nicknamed Seward's Folly.
It was the purchase of Alaska which almost doubled the area of the US.
It was called Seward's Folly and Johnson's Icebox by those that did not approve ot the purchase of Alaska.