"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. Lee Farrow offers a detailed account of just what the Alaska Purchase was, how it came about, its impact at the …
"This is the first full treatment of the Catacazy Affair, and its far-reaching implications for Russian-American relations. Constantin Catacazy whipped up scandal in Washington after his appointment there as Russian Ambassador in 1869. By 1871, President Grant and his Cabinet re…
"This is the first full treatment of the Catacazy Affair, and its far-reaching implications for Russian-American relations. Constantin Catacazy whipped up scandal in Washington after his appointment there as Russian Ambassador in 1869. By 1871, President Grant and his Cabinet re…