In the aftermath of WWII, American efforts to acquire the island ramped up, including a proposed swap that included oil-rich ...

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For the next 50 years Alaska built on its appeal as rugged and at times untamed, while becoming a key domestic energy provider, a place for critically located military bases during the Cold War, and a ...