No he negotiated Alaska's purchase from Russia.
Secretary of State William Seward who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Eduard de Stoeckl represented Russia and William Seward negotiated for the US. The purchase was made in 1867 from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.
Newspapers referred to Alaska as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
Secretary of State William H. Seward in 1867.
Purchase Alaska from Russia (apex)
they bought alaska from russia
The purchase of Alaska from Russia by William Seward expanded the United States' supply of Natural Resources.
William H. Seward...
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
When U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, many referred to the purchase as "Seward's folly".(Today, Seward's Day is observed on the last Monday of March as a state holiday in Alaska.)