(Photo: US National Archives)It's Treasury Warrant...  ...rrant #927. With it, the United States government purchased Alaska from the Tsar of Russia on March 30, 1867. The do...

In 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. At the time, the a...  ...ime, the conventional wisdom has been that, given Alaska 's natural resources, the Alaska Purchase was a great deal (example). Economist David Bark...  ...the US experienced a n...