In fact, William H. Seward was ridiculed by some for signing ... his decision to push for the purchase of Alaska from Russia has been vindicated a thousand times over. For just £5.8m, America ...

1822: Florida became a United States territory. 1867: U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of ...

This is our response to how Russia is acting at the moment.” William’s visit comes as Europe’s major nations – including the UK – prepare to step up spending on their armed forces in ...

Reviewed Work: Autobiography of William H. Seward from 1801 to 1834. With a Memoir of His Life and Selections from His Letters from 1831 to 1846 by William H. Seward, Frederick W. Seward ...