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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... 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 occupation ...
... 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 occupation ...
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... trading 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 University of ...
... trading 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 University of ...
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... trade,“ and beyond the Mississippi, where Indian traders extended their activity even to the Rocky. "Scribner's Statistical Atlas, xxxviii, pl. 13; McMaster, “Hist. of People of U. S.,” i, pp. 4, 60, 61; Imlay and Filson, “ Western ...
... trade,“ and beyond the Mississippi, where Indian traders extended their activity even to the Rocky. "Scribner's Statistical Atlas, xxxviii, pl. 13; McMaster, “Hist. of People of U. S.,” i, pp. 4, 60, 61; Imlay and Filson, “ Western ...
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... Trade of China and the Indian Islands”; Benton, “Highway to the Pacific ” (a speech delivered in the U. S. Senate, December 16, 1850). 17 A writer in The Home Missionary (1850) , p. 239, reporting Wisconsin conditions, exclaims: “Think ...
... Trade of China and the Indian Islands”; Benton, “Highway to the Pacific ” (a speech delivered in the U. S. Senate, December 16, 1850). 17 A writer in The Home Missionary (1850) , p. 239, reporting Wisconsin conditions, exclaims: “Think ...
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... Trade in Wisconsin,” p. 18; Peck, “New Guide for Emigrants” (Boston, 1837), ch. iv; “Compendium Eleventh Census,” i, p. xl. 2* See post, for illustrations of the political accompaniments of THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER 11.
... Trade in Wisconsin,” p. 18; Peck, “New Guide for Emigrants” (Boston, 1837), ch. iv; “Compendium Eleventh Census,” i, p. xl. 2* See post, for illustrations of the political accompaniments of THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER 11.
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