The Crimean War and Alaska

After the crimean war, in the late 18 fifties, russia started entertaining the idea of a sale. The province of canada was not yet self governing and still resided under the united kingdom's firm control. handing alaska off to canada would have given britain an extra chess piece in the great game. Brain stuff is production vy hert radio in partnership with house tot forks dot com. Visit the iheart radio at apple pod casts or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Listen to sympathy pains on the ehart radioab apple pod casts,. Four more pod casts, my heart radio.