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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... town to trade and he encountered them amid the nearby woods, lakes, and streams where he and his father loved to fish. Active and intelligent, Fred made friends easily and thrived in school where he excelled in oratory. His father's ...
... town to trade and he encountered them amid the nearby woods, lakes, and streams where he and his father loved to fish. Active and intelligent, Fred made friends easily and thrived in school where he excelled in oratory. His father's ...
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... town newspapers and as an assistant to his father, who was then Clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate. Planning an early departure abroad in 1885, Allen recruited Turner to teach the final weeks of his spring history offerings. Inspired ...
... town newspapers and as an assistant to his father, who was then Clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate. Planning an early departure abroad in 1885, Allen recruited Turner to teach the final weeks of his spring history offerings. Inspired ...
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... town of Bedford indicates the line of settlement . Settlements soon began on the New River , or the Great Kana- wha , and on the sources of the Yadkin and French Broad . " The King attempted to arrest the advance by his proclamation of ...
... town of Bedford indicates the line of settlement . Settlements soon began on the New River , or the Great Kana- wha , and on the sources of the Yadkin and French Broad . " The King attempted to arrest the advance by his proclamation of ...
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... town or city ; sub- stantial edifices of brick , extensive fields , orchards , gardens , colleges , and churches are seen . Broad- cloths , silks , leghorns , crapes , and all the refine- ments , luxuries , elegancies , frivolities ...
... town or city ; sub- stantial edifices of brick , extensive fields , orchards , gardens , colleges , and churches are seen . Broad- cloths , silks , leghorns , crapes , and all the refine- ments , luxuries , elegancies , frivolities ...
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... frontier influences , and under the lead of Western statesmen like Benton and Jackson . Said Senator Scott of ... town and county system of local govern- ment , a varied economic life , many religious sects . In short , it was a ...
... frontier influences , and under the lead of Western statesmen like Benton and Jackson . Said Senator Scott of ... town and county system of local govern- ment , a varied economic life , many religious sects . In short , it was a ...
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