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Title

Section of a Track Chart of the World, Covering the Behring Sea

Creator

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Johnson's Bibliographic Reference

1891-7

Source Document Title

Seal fisheries of the Behring sea. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State submitting the official correspondence between the Government of the United States and the Government of Great Britain touching the seal fisheries of the Behring Sea since the 19th of July last

Creation Date

1891

Description

Alaska was Russian American from 1741 - 1867, at which time the U.S. made the "Alaskan Purchase" of buying Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. The first reindeer and reindeer herders in Alaska came from Siberia.