The frontier in American historyThe author argues that the availability of cheap land in the American West is the lens through which the history of the United States should be viewed. |
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LibraryThing Review
Ulasan Pengguna - abeckert23 - LibraryThingI picked this up for a conventional history book. Not looking for anything crazy, just to fill in some of the gaps between the colonies and the wild west. Fairly white-washed, but not unusual for the time it was written. good for what it is. Baca ulasan lengkap
LibraryThing Review
Ulasan Pengguna - JVioland - LibraryThingA seminal work in American historical research, Turner's view is controversial today. It certainly was affirmed by the vast majority of Americans when initially published - but we're in the "America ... Baca ulasan lengkap
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THE FIRST OFFICIAL FRONTIER of THE MASSA | 39 |
THE OLD WEST | 67 |
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI WALLEY | 177 |
THE PROBLEM of THE WEST | 205 |
DOMINANT FORCES IN WESTERN LIFE | 222 |
CoNTRIBUTIONS OF THE WEST TO AMERICAN | 243 |
Pioneer IDEALs AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY | 269 |
THE WEST AND AMERICAN IDEALS | 290 |
SocIAL FoRCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY | 311 |
MIDDLE WESTERN PIONEER DEMocrAcy | 335 |
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