Alaska: the great deal
Published time: 18 Oct, 2010 17:45 Edited time: 19 Oct, 2010 08:10
It was discovered in 1741 and used to be part of Russia. In 1867, after lengthy negotiations, Alaska was sold to the US for $7.2 million dollars. It was called a “box of ice”, a “polar bear garden” and Walrussia. But in the language of indigenous peoples, the word Alaska means The Great Land…
