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One of the most influential and important books written about the impact of frontier life on a transplanted civilization. Present volume, reprinted from original 1920 edition, lucidly reflects Jackson’s thoughts on the frontier’s role in promoting self-reliance, independence, democracy,... read more
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- Andrew Jackson
- Calhoun
- Spotswood
- Henry Clay
- Bassett
- N. C. Colon
- Lincoln
- James
- Sheldon
- Harrison
- Thomas Jefferson
- Granger
- Parkman
- Lewis
- F. J. Turner
- Byrd
- Clark
- Hening
- Daniel Boone
- Shays
- Mr. Bryan
- Philip
- Winsor
- Roosevelt
Setting & Locations edit
- New England
- United States
- Virginia
- Middle West
- New York
- Ohio Valley
- Mississippi Valley
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- America
- Illinois
- Europe
- Old Northwest
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Indiana
- Atlantic
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Missouri
- Connecticut
- Michigan
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Tennessee
- Chicago
- Vermont
- France
- London
- Old West
- Washington
- Alleghanies
- Nebraska
- Pacific
- Deerfield
- Philadelphia
- Louisiana
- Georgia
- Richmond
- Charleston
- Middle States
- Rocky Mountains
- Shenandoah Valley
First Sentence edit
In a recent bulletin of the Superintendent of the Census for 1890 appear these significant worlds: Up to and including 1880 the country had a frontier of settlement, but at present the unsettled area has been so broken into by isolated bodies of settlement that there can hardly be said to be a frontier line.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 96 of 96 in The Art of Manliness' Essential Man’s Library. (authoritative list)
Preceded by From Here to Eternity, and followed by Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
This is book 12 of 39 in Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction Books: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Lives of a Cell, and followed by Black Boy.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Frederick Jackson Turner (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publication Date: 1920
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- Dewey: 900
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Old West
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