The Frontier in American HistoryCourier Corporation, 10 Apr 2012 - 400 halaman Written in 1893, this enormously influential survey revised previous interpretations of U. S. history with its exploration of frontier life's impact on a transplanted civilization. Author Frederick Jackson Turner examines in depth the frontier's role in developing a unique and democratic society and its promotion of self-reliance, independence, immigration, and westward expansion. Subjects include "The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay," "The Old West," "The Ohio Valley in American History," "Contributions of the West to American Democracy," "Social Forces in American History," "Middle Western Pioneer Democracy," and many other topics. This edition features a new Introduction that traces the book's significance. Students, teachers, historians, and anyone with an interest in American history will find it a fascinating resource. |
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Halaman iii
... French fur traders a trans-river portage in what became south central Wisconsin. Claiming a population of some 2,000 in 1860 it was a county seat, the supplier and market for the local farm population, a way station to the northern ...
... French fur traders a trans-river portage in what became south central Wisconsin. Claiming a population of some 2,000 in 1860 it was a county seat, the supplier and market for the local farm population, a way station to the northern ...
Halaman iv
... French trad- ing post-era in Wisconsin, into his Ph.D. dissertation. At Hopkins, Turner absorbed the latest trends in historical studies. His personal contacts there would greatly assist him in his early career. He returned to the ...
... French trad- ing post-era in Wisconsin, into his Ph.D. dissertation. At Hopkins, Turner absorbed the latest trends in historical studies. His personal contacts there would greatly assist him in his early career. He returned to the ...
Halaman xi
... French nor the Spanish frontier is within the scope of the volume . The future alone can disclose how far these interpretations are correct for the age of colonization which came gradually to an end with the disappearance of the ...
... French nor the Spanish frontier is within the scope of the volume . The future alone can disclose how far these interpretations are correct for the age of colonization which came gradually to an end with the disappearance of the ...
Halaman xii
... French minister to the United States , M. Adet , reported to his government that Jeffer- son could not be relied on to be devoted to French interests , and he added : " Jefferson , I say , is American , and as such he cannot be ...
... French minister to the United States , M. Adet , reported to his government that Jeffer- son could not be relied on to be devoted to French interests , and he added : " Jefferson , I say , is American , and as such he cannot be ...
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... French Broad . " The King attempted to arrest the advance by his proclamation of 1763 , forbidding settlements beyond the sources of the rivers flowing into the Atlantic ; but in vain . In the period of the Revolution the frontier ...
... French Broad . " The King attempted to arrest the advance by his proclamation of 1763 , forbidding settlements beyond the sources of the rivers flowing into the Atlantic ; but in vain . In the period of the Revolution the frontier ...
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