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Seward is best known for his purchase of Alaska from Russia, which was derisively called "Seward's Folly" because it was not thought to have any value. Later valuable natural resources, including gold and oil, were discovered there.
Seward is best known for his purchase of Alaska from Russia, which was derisively called "Seward's Folly" because it was not thought to have any value. Later valuable natural resources, including gold and oil, were discovered there.
Seward was a rival of [[Millard Fillmore]] and supported spending public funds on Christian private schools, even debating Fillmore on the subject.
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