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And as Abe Lincoln's Sec of State Seward may have said said to the evil empire/Russia;
OK we will pay up small, for a '' desert of snoW'' + play ground of bull moose + polar bears/bull moose$ 7.2 million for AK [Source 2017 / 1857-1867/1868 Farmer Almanac],
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The US buying Alaska was a hell of a deal for $7.2 million. Oil alone in Alaska is worth how much? That does not count the strategic value on top of that.

