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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... north-south line on the map of the country could no longer depict the edge of western settlement in the United States. Then he proclaimed that “the existence of an area of free land, its. iv. INTRODUCTION. TO. THE. DOVER. EDITION.
... north-south line on the map of the country could no longer depict the edge of western settlement in the United States. Then he proclaimed that “the existence of an area of free land, its. iv. INTRODUCTION. TO. THE. DOVER. EDITION.
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... North Carolina , " etc. ( London , 1792 ) ; Pope , " Tour Through the South- ern and Western Territories , " etc. ( Richmond , 1792 ) ; Weld , " Travels Through the States of North America " ( London , 1799 ) ; Baily , “ Journal of a ...
... North Carolina , " etc. ( London , 1792 ) ; Pope , " Tour Through the South- ern and Western Territories , " etc. ( Richmond , 1792 ) ; Weld , " Travels Through the States of North America " ( London , 1799 ) ; Baily , “ Journal of a ...
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... North America " " ; Lloyd , " Steamboat Directory " ( Cincinnati , 1856 ) ; " Forty Days in a Western Hotel " ( Chicago ) , in Putnam's Magazine , December , 1894 ; Mackay , " The Western World , " ii , ch . ii , iii ; Meeker , " Life ...
... North America " " ; Lloyd , " Steamboat Directory " ( Cincinnati , 1856 ) ; " Forty Days in a Western Hotel " ( Chicago ) , in Putnam's Magazine , December , 1894 ; Mackay , " The Western World , " ii , ch . ii , iii ; Meeker , " Life ...
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... North Dakota at the present time . Each of these areas has had an influence in our economic and political history ; the evolution of each into a higher stage has worked political transformations . But what consti- tutional historian has ...
... North Dakota at the present time . Each of these areas has had an influence in our economic and political history ; the evolution of each into a higher stage has worked political transformations . But what consti- tutional historian has ...
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... North America " ( London , 1856 ) , pp . 217-219 , where a similar analysis is made for 1796 . See also Collot , " Journey in North America " ( Paris , 1826 ) , p . 109 ; " Observations on the North American Land Company " ( London ...
... North America " ( London , 1856 ) , pp . 217-219 , where a similar analysis is made for 1796 . See also Collot , " Journey in North America " ( Paris , 1826 ) , p . 109 ; " Observations on the North American Land Company " ( London ...
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