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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... United States — History . 3. Frontier and pioneer life — United States . 4. United States Territorial expansion . 5. West ( U.S. ) History . I. Title . E179.5.T956 2010 970.01 dc22 2010005672 Manufactured in the United States by Courier ...
... United States — History . 3. Frontier and pioneer life — United States . 4. United States Territorial expansion . 5. West ( U.S. ) History . I. Title . E179.5.T956 2010 970.01 dc22 2010005672 Manufactured in the United States by Courier ...
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... -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.
... -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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... United States directly, and to the nations of Europe more remotely. . . . Now four centuries from the discovery of America, at the end of a hundred years of life under the constitution the frontier has gone, and with its going has ...
... United States directly, and to the nations of Europe more remotely. . . . Now four centuries from the discovery of America, at the end of a hundred years of life under the constitution the frontier has gone, and with its going has ...
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... United States . " The experience , he maintained was “ fundamental ” in the major characteristics of the American people and in " their conceptions of their destiny . " The essay of 1893 began the book . Thereafter seven papers trace ...
... United States . " The experience , he maintained was “ fundamental ” in the major characteristics of the American people and in " their conceptions of their destiny . " The essay of 1893 began the book . Thereafter seven papers trace ...
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... United States . Directly or indirectly these experiences shaped the life of the Eastern as well as the Western States , and even reacted upon the Old World and influenced the direction of its thought and its progress . This experience ...
... United States . Directly or indirectly these experiences shaped the life of the Eastern as well as the Western States , and even reacted upon the Old World and influenced the direction of its thought and its progress . This experience ...
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