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North to the Future
Episode 4

North to the Future

The Irrational and Essential Acquisition of Alaska

The American Miracle with Michael Medved

July 15, 20241h 4m

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Show Notes

Two near-death experiences for the Secretary of State in April of 1865 -- a carriage accident and a savage attack by a knife-wielding would be assassin -- ended up working together to spare the life of William Henry Seward, enabling the fateful land grab that contemporary Russians blame for their defeat in the Cold War.

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