He popularized an Aleut word for "the big land" by describing Seward's Folly as "Alaska."
He popularized an Aleut word for "the big land" by describing Seward's Folly as "Alaska." On May 20, 1856, he delivered a speech on "The [*] Crime Against Kansas," criticizing Senator Andrew Butler's stance on slavery. Taking offense, Butler's nephew Preston Brooks—for 10 points—gave a beating to which Republican from Massachusetts on the Senate floor?
He popularized an Aleut word for "the big land" by describing Seward's Folly as "Alaska."
Charles Sumner