The Frontier in American History is a collection of essays by Frederick Jackson Turner on how the westward frontier shaped American institutions, democracy, and national character. These classic historiographical pieces reward listeners interested in the ideas that long framed debates about American identity and expansion.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's Notes: A few typographical errors have been corrected. They have been underlined in the text. Position your mouse over the word to see the correction. A complete list of changes follows the text. On page 45, the original has the words "co[=m]ander" and "su[=m]e". [=m] represents the letter m with a macron. It is a shortcut indicating that the word should have two m's in succession. Ellipses are represented as in the original. To see an image of the original page, click on the page number in the right margin. THE FRONTIER
IN AMERICAN HISTORY BY FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1921 Copyright, 1920 By FREDERICK J. TURNER TO CAROLINE M. TURNER MY WIFE
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