The Frontier in American History - Softcover

Frederick Jackson Turner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816509468 ISBN 13: 9780816509461

Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 1986

Synopsis

Widely recognized as a classic of American historiography, The Frontier in American History examines the importance of the unsettled West as both idea and physical reality. Turner's essays explore the changing frontier as it moved progressively westward and discuss the contributions of the pioneers in each frontier area to the development of modern American democracy.

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From the Back Cover:

'The Frontier in American History' examines the importance of the unsettled West as both idea and physical reality. Turner's essays explore the changing frontier as it moved progressively westward and discuss the contributions of the pioneers in each frontier area to the development of modern American democracy.

About the Author:

Allan G. Bogue is emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has served presidential terms for the Agricultural History Society, the Economic History Association, and the Organization of American Historians. His many publications include "Frederick Jackson Turner: Strange Roads Going Down."

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0816509468
• ISBN 13: 9780816509461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 375