Purchase of Alaska
Purchase of Alaska
Manifest destiny spread through the country like a wild fire. William Seward stood on the banks of the Mississippi—September 18, 1860—and told of a dream he himself would fulfil seven years later: Standing here and looking far off into the northwest, I see the Russian as he busily occupies himself in establishing seaports and towns and fortifications, on the verge of this continent, as the outposts of St. Peterburg, and I can …
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…derived p.149: Alaska History of the 49th State, by Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick
27. Words of Journalist: p.212: Alaska and its History, by B, Sherwood, University
28. Information of State: p.13: Alaska: The Great Land, by James Playsted Wood
29. Information of State: p.13: Alaska: The Great Land, by James Playsted Wood
30. Information of State: p.15: Alaska: The Great Land, by James Playsted Wood
31. Information of State: p.16: Alaska: The Great Land, by James Playsted Wood
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