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Seward's Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase - Couverture souple

Farrow, Lee A.

 
9781602233034: Seward's Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1602233039 ISBN 13 : 9781602233034
Editeur : University of Alaska Press, 2016

Synopsis

The Alaska Purchase denounced at the time as "Seward's Folly" but now seen as a masterstroke is well known in American history. But few know the rest of the story. This book aims to correct that. Lee Farrow offers here a detailed account of just what the Alaska Purchase was, how it came about, its impact at the time, and more. Farrow shows why both America and Russia had plenty of good reasons to want the sale to occur, including Russia's desire to let go of an unprofitable, hard-to-manage colony and the belief in the United States that securing Alaska could help the nation gain control of British Columbia and generate closer trade ties with Asia . Farrow also delves into the implications of the deal for foreign policy and international diplomacy far beyond Russia and the United States at a moment when the global balance of power was in question. A thorough, readable retelling of a story we only think we know, Seward's Folly will become the standard book on the Alaska Purchase.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lee A. Farrow is distinguished teaching professor in the Department of History at Auburn University at Montgomery and director of Auburn’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.

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Éditeur
University of Alaska Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1602233039
ISBN 13 
9781602233034
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
220
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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