The Frontier in American HistoryThe Floating Press, 1 Mei 2014 - 333 halaman The frontier has always been a quintessential part of what makes America unique, and according to renowned historian Frederick Jackson Turner, it did more than stoke the imaginations of early pioneers -- it actually helped to shape American democracy and institutions. This engaging volume explains and expands on Turner's Frontier Thesis, one of the most significant concepts in the study of American history. |
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... American History VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History VII - The Problem of the West VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy X - Pioneer Ideals and the ...
... American History VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History VII - The Problem of the West VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy X - Pioneer Ideals and the ...
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... us to contemn the sentiments of Henry and Mason and Pendleton, which weaned us from our reverence for the constituted ... democracy of Jefferson into the national republicanism of Monroe and the democracy of Andrew Jackson. The West of ...
... us to contemn the sentiments of Henry and Mason and Pendleton, which weaned us from our reverence for the constituted ... democracy of Jefferson into the national republicanism of Monroe and the democracy of Andrew Jackson. The West of ...
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... beginning promoted democracy. The frontier States that came into the Union in the first quarter of a century of its existence came in with democratic suffrage provisions, and had reactive effects of the highest importance upon 30.
... beginning promoted democracy. The frontier States that came into the Union in the first quarter of a century of its existence came in with democratic suffrage provisions, and had reactive effects of the highest importance upon 30.
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... democracy as an effective force in the nation came in with western preponderance under Jackson and William Henry Harrison, and it meant the triumph of the frontier—with all of its good and with all of its evil elements.[47] An ...
... democracy as an effective force in the nation came in with western preponderance under Jackson and William Henry Harrison, and it meant the triumph of the frontier—with all of its good and with all of its evil elements.[47] An ...
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... democracy born of free land, strong in selfishness and individualism, intolerant of administrative experience and education, and pressing individual liberty beyond its proper bounds, has its dangers as well as its benefits ...
... democracy born of free land, strong in selfishness and individualism, intolerant of administrative experience and education, and pressing individual liberty beyond its proper bounds, has its dangers as well as its benefits ...
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III The Old West | 61 |
IV The Middle West | 110 |
V The Ohio Valley in American History | 139 |
VI The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History | 158 |
VII The Problem of the West | 184 |
VIII Dominant Forces in Western Life | 200 |
IX Contributions of the West to American Democracy | 220 |
X Pioneer Ideals and the State University | 245 |
XI The West and American Ideals | 265 |
XII Social Forces in American History | 286 |
XIII Middle Western Pioneer Democracy | 308 |
Endnotes | 332 |
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